Nincs absztrakt.

The study sets out to explore how János Kornai conceived capitalism in the years of socialism. The members of the scientific community related differently to the oppressive structures and censorship of the communist regime. Kornai opted for academic language and a publication-research strategy, which made it possible for him to avoid open confrontation with the representatives of the official “scientific ideology.” In the meantime—based on the results of comparative economics and on his new discoveries—he acquired the knowledge and methods which allowed him to develop one of the high impact programs of transition after the collapse of socialism in Hungary.