Piecemeal remarks on János Kornai’s life-work

On the occasion of Amartya Sen’s discussion of “Marx after Kornai” (Sen, 2021), the note evokes two questions in the work of János Kornai. The first is his attitude to normative assessment in conditions of conflict or tension between values, the second is his relation to Marx, with specific remarks...

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Main Author: Bernard Chavance
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/21119
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Piecemeal remarks on János Kornai’s life-work
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capitalism
inequalities
Kornai
values
democracy
title Piecemeal remarks on János Kornai’s life-work
title_full Piecemeal remarks on János Kornai’s life-work
title_fullStr Piecemeal remarks on János Kornai’s life-work
title_full_unstemmed Piecemeal remarks on János Kornai’s life-work
title_short Piecemeal remarks on János Kornai’s life-work
title_sort piecemeal remarks on janos kornai s life work
topic capitalism
inequalities
Kornai
values
democracy
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