Re: Socialist world-system?

havent read either, but try:

Socialist States in the World-System
Christopher K. Chase-Dunn
Sage Publications, Incorporated
January 1982

and

The Spiral of Capitalism and Socialism: Toward Global Democracy
Terry Boswell and Christopher Chase-Dunn
March 2000


In a message dated 7/24/01 9:57:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
juerg.arpagaus@bluewin.ch writes:

> Dear list member
>  
>  I am a Dr. candidate and study the world-system theory (Wallerstein). I
>  am looking for literature to the following subject:
>  
>  Szymanski (1982) claims that the USSR and the CMEA countries composed a
>  autonomous (socialist) world-system that was linked to the capitalist
>  world-economy by 'luxury' or 'non-essential' exchanges. So far so good.
>  But is there a more elaborated description of the socialist world-system
>  available then "socialist mode of production in which rational and
>  democratic planning prevails"? I'm looking for any references to
>  "socialist world-system", "socialist world-economy(?)", and/or
>  "socialist mode of production". If anybody could send me some references
>  that would be great. Thank you very much!
>  
>  Juerg