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Der amerikanische Ökonom verweist darauf, dass in den vergangenen vier Jahren sieben Länder (Mexiko, Argentinien, Thailand, Südkorea, Indonesien, Malaysia und Hongkong) mehrere Wirtschaftsrezessionen durchmachten, und zwar schlimmere als all jene, die die USA seit den 30er Jahren trafen. Die unmittelbare Ursache - eine schwere Erschütterung, die ein Wunder in ein Debakel verwandelte - stehe für ihn außer Frage: es war der weltumspannende Kapitalmarkt. Solange das Kapital frei fliesse, wären die Länder gegenüber spekulativen Attacken wehrlos. Folgerichtig stellt er die Frage, ob es nicht machbar sei, den internationalen Kapitalfluß einzuschränken. (BIOst-Hrs)

Transformácia politického systému -- Aktuálne problémy a riešenia -- Alternatívy súčasného kapitalizmu -- Cynizmus ako princíp -- Appendix o školstve

FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS. LIVING STANDARD IN YUGOSLAVIA 1955-1965The author of this paper examines living standard and living conditions of the citizens of Yugoslavia from the turning point in economic politics (1955) to economic reform (1965). Special attention is devoted to the efforts of the Party to conduct more rational investment policy, decrease levelling of wages, increase standard, liberalization, economic difficulties, constant deficit, as well as relative poverty of the largest number of Yugoslavs. Sources have been used from the Archives of Yugoslavia and relevant periodicals and literature.

The 1960s were the historical climax of the "Yugoslav experiment" (Rusinow). They began with a crisis of stability of the existing Stalinist system, the model of which was barely altered, and of the autocratic activity of SKJ (League of Communists of Yugoslavia). The process consisted of three stages: 1) 1962-1963: Tito's project of overcoming the crisis through a radical, but inconsistent de-Stalinization in the programme of social self-government (assembly system with a functional representation), and economic and social reforms, with reliance on the trade union and the League of Communists as the main instruments of economic and political subjectivization of the working class; but on the basis of the Leninist model of the Party, strengthening of party unity and discipline, and suppression of the federative component. 2) 1966: failure of the project, and beginning of a new course; self-critical avowal of SKJ leaders that SKJ itself, dominated by political police, was the main obstacle to the de-Stalinization process; period of economic liberalization, political democratization and pluralization of intellectual life; Tito's compromise with the prevalent coalition of republics' leaderships, with reliance on the leadership of the League of Communist of Croatia; federalization of the League of Communists (Ninth Congress of SKJ in 1969) and of the state (1971-1974), and Tito's struggle for political survival (1966-1972). 3) Tito's political confrontation with the leaderships of the League of Communists of Croatia (1971) and of Serbia (1972), and the end of the decade of political and economic liberalization, of some sort of polycentric poliarchy system. The result of the denouement: the SKJ crisis from the early 1960s was not resolved, but stabilized through a structural compromise in the organization of the League of Communists and of Yugoslavia as a federation, with Tito as political arbiter; and historical regression of social, political and intellectual life caused by unsuccessful transformation of the inherited type of Bolshevik Party into a Marxist and democratic League of Communists. Adapted from the source document.

The monograph deals with identities in Slovenia at the time of current breaks and turbulences. The first part of the monograph addresses the majority identities; first, European identity at the time of the rise of nationalism, and then Slovenian national identity in the context of the economic crisis and new populist policies in Europe and beyond. In the second part, the authors deal with minority identities - from religious and ethnic to sexual - that place them in the time span from Slovenia's accession to the EU until the time of the economic crisis, the rise of populism and neoconservative policies. In the third section, minority identities are placed in the context of culture, which is one of the important elements of identity construction and preservation.--Publisher's website