Yugoslavia: The Case of Self-Managing Market Socialism
Saul Estrin — Yugoslavia: The Case of Self-Managing Market Socialism (1991)Saul Estrin · 1991 · Article · Second phase of reforms, 1974-88DisputedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0163 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Yugoslav workers' self-management (1950-1991) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Economists disagree on how far self-management explains Yugoslavia's later stagnation: Estrin points to weak enterprise governance and bargaining that replaced markets after 1974, while Estrin and Uvalić argue labour-management theory explained little because socialist features dominated.”
Context. The outcome is also tied to the 1980s debt crisis and the political breakdown of the federation.
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From Illyria towards Capitalism: Did Labour-Management Theory Teach Us Anything about Yugoslavia and Transition in Its Successor States?
Socialist Unemployment: The Political Economy of Yugoslavia, 1945-1990
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