Acknowledgements

I would first like to thank the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada for the extended research grants which enabled me to work on this study.

I am obliged to those who read parts of the original drafts and whose comments enabled me to improve the final version of this book.

H. Flakierski, I. Gabor, Z. Haba, Gy. Kovari, K. Kovari-Csoor, T. Kowalik, G. Revesz, L. Rusmich, Z. Sulc, L. Szamuely, J. Timar and O. Turek. I have greatly benefited from consultations with scholars in my field. I am especially obliged to L. Antal, G. Bager, W. Baka, W. Brus, L. Csaba, E. Ehrlich, I. Gabor, M. Gorski, D. Gotz- Kozierkiewicz, Z. Haba, K. Hagemejer, W. Herer, L. Herzog,

I. Hetenyi, M.Hrncir, I. Illes, P. Juhasz, C. J6zefiak, M. Jurceka, V. Kadlec, A. Karpinski, M. Kaser, E. Kemenes, J. Klacek, V. Kluson, G. Kolodko, S. Kopatsy, K. Kouba, Gy. Kovari, K. Kovari-Csoor, A. K6ves, T. Kowalik, W. Krencik, M. Krzak, J. Lipinski, A. Lipowski, K. Lorant, J. Mujzel, M. Pick, L. Podkaminer, M. Rakowski, G. Revesz, L. Rusmich, E. Rychlewski, Z. Sadowski, V. Safarikova, A. Sipos, A. Sopocko, K. A. Soos, Z. Sulc, L. Szamuely, B. Sztyber, I. Tarafas, M. Tardos, T. Tepper, J.Timar, O. Turek, F. Vencovsky, R. Vintrova and Zenkowski. Of course, the sole responsibility for the views expressed in this book, or any remaining errors, is mine.

Most of the materials for this book were collected in libraries and institutes in Europe. My thanks are due to the libraries and their workers: to the Radio Free Europe in Munich, Osteuropa Institut in Munich, Bundesinstitut for Ostwissenschaftliche and Internationale Studien in Cologne, Economic Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Institute for Comparative Economic Studies in Vienna.

I wish also to record my appreciation for the help contributed by my research assistants: Mmes K. Lukasiewicz and the late J. Adler-Vertes in collecting, processing and evaluating materials. Special thanks go to Mrs B. Blackman for the care and patience with which she improved the English of my typescript. To my wife, Zuzana, who encouraged me in my work and helped me to collect and process materials, I am very much indebted.