Dissertation Research Support: Economists and the Foundation of Slovenian National Identity

9321162马库斯本论文研究项目将考察经济学家在斯洛文尼亚从社会主义市场制度向资本主义市场制度转变过程中的作用。斯洛文尼亚曾是南斯拉夫与西方接壤的边境，1991年6月26日宣布自治。经济学家一直在东欧各地努力推进民主和市场改革，在斯洛文尼亚，经济学家的作用以意想不到的方式突显出来。对这些改革的重视以及对用来界定这些改革的专门知识的重视，使斯洛文尼亚的经济学家成为强大的知识精英，在建设一个独立和稳定的国家方面发挥了关键作用。这项研究将考察他们的角色，并分析他们的活动如何影响其他领域的变化。斯洛文尼亚的过渡迄今被认为是成功的，因为它从南斯拉夫相对和平地独立，成功地进行了初步经济改革，而且目前的政治和经济稳定。这项研究将提供一个难得的机会，探讨建设和实施经济改革的政治和文化方面，使人们能够更好地了解重新定义整个东欧和前苏联集团国家的政治、经济和文化变化。已经进行了初步研究，以便在卢布尔雅那建立联系和安排，并在世界银行和华盛顿特区的其他来源审查相关文件和进行面谈。这些基金将允许在斯洛文尼亚首都卢布尔雅那进行为期一年的研究，从1994年3月开始。***

9321162 Marcus This dissertation research project will examine the role of economists in Slovenia's transition from socialist to capitalist market systems. Formerly Yugoslavia's frontier with the West, Slovenia declared its autonomy on June 26, 1991. Economists have been working throughout Eastern Europe to advance democracy and market reforms, and in Slovenia the role of economists has risen to prominence in unexpected ways. The importance accorded to these reforms and to the specialized knowledge used to define them has allowed economists in Slovenia to emerge as a powerful intellectual elite accorded a crucial role in the construction of an independent and stable nation. This study will examine their role and analyze how their activities influence other spheres of change. Slovenia's transition has been considered thus far a success, due to its relatively peaceful independence form Yugoslavia, its successful preliminary economic reforms, and its current political and economic stability. This study will provide a rare opportunity to probe the political and cultural aspects of the construction and implementation of economic reforms, allowing for a better understanding of the political, economic and cultural changes redefining nations across Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Bloc. Preliminary research has been done to develop contacts and arrangements in Ljubljana, and to review relevant documents and conduct interviews at the World Bank and other sources in Washington DC. These funds will allow research in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, for a year, beginning in March 1994. ***