Open AccessFlorin Georgescu: A New Outlook on Romanian Capitalism
Author(s) -
Iulian Stănescu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sociologie românească
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2668-1455
pISSN - 1220-5389
DOI - 10.33788/sr.19.1.11
Subject(s) - capitalism , romanian , magnum opus , capital (architecture) , presentation (obstetrics) , sociology , communism , blueprint , inequality , originality , political science , social science , law , history , art , philosophy , medicine , linguistics , literature , archaeology , radiology , politics , visual arts , mathematical analysis , qualitative research , mathematics
In 2021, the Romanian Sociological Association awarded economist Florin Georgescu its Award for Excellence. This essay covers the author’s magnum opus, titled Capital in Post-communist Romania, and focuses on the content most relevant to sociology. Unique in size and scope, the approximate 1,000 page three-volume book features three books in one: a 30-year economic history of Romania, a critical analysis of the way the Romanian capitalist economy developed in the second half of the 2010s, and a blueprint for structural reforms to foster development and reduce inequality. The essay includes a short author presentation and an overall review of the book’s contents, an appraisal of the work’s style and originality, and a review of the themes and subjects most salient for sociologists: capital ‒ labour relationship and the distribution and redistribution system, income and wealth inequality, precarious work, the transition and privatisation processes, structural problems of capitalism, and development policies.