Business Ethics in East Central Europe

The volume at hand publishes the proceedings of the conference, Busi­ ness Ethics in East Central Europe, held at Marienrode near Hannover, Ger­ many, on March 31st and April 1st, 1996. The conference was organized by the Centrum fOr Ethische 6konomie und Wirtschaftskultur des Forschungsinstituts fOr Philosophie Hannover, Hanno­ ver, Germany, with the support of EAST I WEST I PHTI. . OSOPHY. A PRO­ JECT OF THE FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FOR PHILOSOPHIE HANNO­ VER. The editor wishes to thank Anna Maria Hauk M. A. , Dr. Victoria A. Po­ gosian, and Norbert F. Tofall M. B. A. for their assistance in preparing the manuscript. Hannover, June 1997 P. K. Contents A Note from the Editor of the Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII Part One Economic Problems of the Transition Process in East Central Europe Chapter 1 Czech Privatization - Penalties for the Speed. A Criticism of Radical Liberalism LUBOMIR MLCOCH . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 3 Chapter 2 Rejection of Holistic Social Engineering. Ethics and Transition JIRI KABELE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. .. . ..... . . . . .. . ... 20 Chapter 3 Economic Ethics and Social Market Economy BEATAFARKAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 42 CONTENTS Part Two Philosophical and Political Problems of the Transition Process Chapter 4 Life After Liberalism ADAM J. CHMIELEWSKI . . . . . . .... . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ..... .. . . . . .. .... 63 Chapter 5 On the Relevance o