The Legacy of Janos Kornai

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Collected Economic Essays on Janos Kornai

Mehrdad Vahabi

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Palgrave Macmillan
03 July 2025

Economic theory & philosophy; Political economy

Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought

This book examines the intellectual legacy of economist Janos Kornai and explores his unique contribution to economics. It addresses the key themes within Kornai’s work and shows how his ideas relate to the leading figures within economics. After highlighting the influence of Marx and Hayek on Kornai, his major contribution to comparative economics and analysis of capitalist and socialist economic systems is examined. How they fed into his conceptualization of hard and soft budget constraints and complemented his work on economic theory, in particular debates around Walrasian and Marshallian equilibrium theory, is also discussed.

This book offers insight into the work of Janos Kornai and his impact upon economics. It will be of relevant to students and researchers interested in the history of economic thought and comparative economics.

By: Mehrdad Vahabi
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031832383
ISBN 10: 3031832388
Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought
Pages: 343
Publication Date: 03 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mehrdad Vahabi is Professor of Economics at University Sorbonne Paris Nord.

Reviews for The Legacy of Janos Kornai: Collected Economic Essays on Janos Kornai

“Kornai (1928–2021), a Hungarian economist who eventually joined the faculty at Harvard, is best known for his work on socialist economic systems, and as a part of that work, the development of the concept of the soft budget constraint (SBC). He wrote 12 books and more than 200 articles, so for readers interested in Kornai’s ideas, this volume offers a good introduction.” (Randall G. Holcombe, Public Choice, September 24, 2025)