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Economics: An Interview with Jaroslav Vanek  interviewed by
Albert Perkins  Albert Perkins: Professor Vanek, how did you
first develop your ideas on economy?  Jaroslav Vanek: I had four
major influences. First, I experienced the evils of communism
when I was a refugee in Czechoslovakia from Stalinism, and
later, when I came to the West, I also experienced the evils of
western capitalism. Then, in between, I was fortunate enough to
spend time with my late brother who did extensive work for the
I.L.O. (International Labor Organisation) and wrote the first
book about the workers'