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Hungary’S U-Turn

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  • János Kornai

    (Harvard University
    Corvinus University of Budapest)

Abstract
For two decades Hungary, like the other Eastern European countries, followed a general policy of establishing and strengthening the institutions of democracy, rule of law, and a market economy based on private property. However, since the elections of 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power, Hungary has made a dramatic U-turn. This article investigates the different spheres of society: political institutions, the rule of law, and the influence of state and market on one another, as well as the world of ideology (education, science and art), and describes the U-turn’s implications for these fields and the effect it has on the life of people. It argues against the frequent misunderstandings in the interpretation and evaluation of the Hungarian situation, pointing out some typical intellectual fallacies. It draws attention to the dangers of strengthening nationalism, and to the ambivalence evident in Hungarian foreign policy, and looks into the relationship between Hungary and the Western world, particularly the European Union. Finally, it outlines the possible scenarios resulting from future developments in the Hungarian situation.

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  • János Kornai, 2015. "Hungary’S U-Turn," Society and Economy, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 37(3), pages 279-329, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:soceco:v:37:y:2015:i:3:p:279-329
    Note: The paper is a signifi cantly expanded version of the one published in Capitalism and Society (Volume 10: Issue 2, article 1, 2015, available online at http://capitalism.columbia.edu/ journal/10/2) and Élet és Irodalom (April 3, 2015, in Hungarian). The main text of this expanded version is identical with that of the paper published in Capitalism and Society. The footnotes attached to the original text appear here as endnotes and have been supplemented with numerous additions. The list of references following the original main text has been complemented with a large number of new items.
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    Cited by:

    1. Hajnal György & Kádár Krisztián & Kovács Éva, 2018. "Government Capacity and Capacity-Building in Hungary: A New Model in the Making ?," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 11(1), pages 11-39, June.
    2. Dalibor Rohac & Sahana Kumar & Andreas Johansson Heinö, 2017. "The wisdom of demagogues: institutions, corruption and support for authoritarian populists," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(3), pages 382-396, October.

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    Keywords

    Hungary; democracy;

    JEL classification:

    • P14 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Property Rights

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