Study title
The Transformation Process in Hungary, Poland, in the Czech and Slovak Republic 1993-1995 (Population Survey)
Creator
Haarland, Hans P. (Forschungsstelle für empirische Sozialökonomik e. V., Köln)
Niessen, Hans-Joachim (Forschungsstelle für empirische Sozialökonomik e. V., Köln)
Franzen, Wolfgang (Forschungsstelle für empirische Sozialökonomik e. V., Köln)
Uellner, Wolfgang (Forschungsstelle für empirische Sozialökonomik e. V., Köln)
Study number / PID
ZA3399, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)
Data access
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Abstract
Analysis of the transformation of a planned economy to a market
oriented economic system.
Topics: Present and future economic situation; rise of prices in the
next year; ranking of countries according to the development of the
reforms; help provided by western Europe; foreign investments; attitudes
towards private ownership, support for foreigners, differences of wages,
market economy; estimated development of the unemployment; assessment of
the financial situation of the household; financial situation compared
to the previous year and a year in future; expected unemployment in the
next two years; satisfaction with the reform process and speed of
reforms; satisfaction with democracy; changes of social security, health
care, solidarity within the population, unions, criminality, food supply
and job security since the reforms; willingness to sacrifice; strong
leadership vs. democracy; peace and order vs. freedom; democracy leads
to chaos and anarchy; state control on economy; strong leader;
scepticism about market economy; market economy and income disparities;
winner and looser of the reforms; profit from the market economy;
satisfaction with prices, privatisation, foreign goods and investments;
effect of the privatisation of the big state owned factories on one's
self and the national economy; role of government and unions; values
such as self-actualisation, leisure orientation, enjoyment of life,
harmony within family, security, respect law and order, fairness in
dealing with others; hard work and ambition, achievement of a high
income, self-assertion, political engagement, tolerance; place of
resident; income of the household; influence of institutions; support
for weak persons; personality typical of market economy; voting
preference.