This Is Crossing The Rubicon, After Which

It Is What Makes The Reform Process An Art, Not Just A Science. You Have To Develop A Strategy That Tells You What Reform Measures You Should Follow And In What Sequence.

I Am Afraid There Are People Who Want To Stop The Economic Growth, The Rise In The Standard Of Living (though Not Their Own) And The Ability Of Man To Use The Expanding Wealth, Science And Technology For Solving The Actual Pressing Problems Of Mankind, Especially Of The Developing Countries.

The Attempts To Command The Climate And Decide About The Temperature On Our Planet Are Wrong And Arrogant. I Wrote A Book About It Which Was Published In English Under The Title “blue Planet In Green Shackles.”

I Was 25 Years Old And Pursuing My Doctorate In Economics When I Was Allowed To Spend Six Months Of Postgraduate Studies In Naples, Italy. I Read The Western Economic Textbooks And Also The More General Work Of People Like Hayek. By The Time I Returned To Czechoslovakia, I Had An Understanding Of The Principles Of The Market. In 1968, I Was Glad At The Political Liberalism Of The Dubcek Prague Spring, But I Was Very Critical Of The Third Way They Pursued In Economics.

Czech Republic Is An Important Part Of Central Europe. It's Clear That We Must Participate In European Integration. I Am Convinced That The Czech Republic - Or, In The Past, Czechoslovakia - Would Have Been One Of The Founding Members Of The Eu If It Hadn't Been For The Communist Takeover In 1948.