ABSTRACT
As we have seen, the aim of the Hungarian reform clearly was to institute a new model, linking planned management with the active influence of market mechanisms. It was conceived of as. a qualitative change, the touchstone of which was the abolition of direct orders to enterprises. It was based on an overall analysis of the interdependencies that underlay the model, and on the political will to introduce immediately at least the minimum changes necessary to reach the point where the reforms would become irreversible.
