| ID | 157689 |
| Title Proper | Self-organisation and development |
| Other Title Information | a comparative approach to post-communist transformations from the perspective of social systems theory |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tea Golob & Matej Makarovič ; Golob, Tea ; Makarovič, Matej |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The article addresses post-communist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe through the conceptual apparatus of Luhmann’s social systems theory, which sees increasing functional differentiation in terms of subsystems’ autonomous autopoietic self-organisation as the key aspect of these transformations. By applying fuzzy-set analysis, it is demonstrated that a radical break with the former communist regime is sufficient for the self-organisation of the political subsystem, and necessary for the market reforms that are sufficient for the self-organisation of the economic subsystem. Moreover, the self-organisation of both functional subsystems has clearly contributed to development in terms of an increase in the Human Development Index after 1990. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 69, No.10; Dec 2017: p.1499-1525 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 69 No 10 |
| Key Words | Self-Organisation and Development ; Comparative Approach ; Post-Communist Transformations ; Social Systems Theory |