Petr Pithart: Klaus Wanted to Build Capitalism. His Coupon Privatization Dispelled People's Illusions About Capitalism

The first good and the first bad decisions after the coup tend to be formative for a long time. After that, we correct them rather than canceling them. The coupon is always in us. Something important broke down there - trust in the state, but also in each other, says Petr Pithart in the address of coupon privatization, the first round of which started 33 years ago - exactly on May 18, 1992.