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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826099703321

Titolo

Hungary, the politics of transition / / edited by Terry Cox and Andy Furlong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or., : F. Cass, 1995

ISBN

0-203-98869-8

1-280-15150-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Collana

Postcommunist States and Nations

Altri autori (Persone)

CoxTerry

FurlongAndy

Disciplina

320.9439/09/049

Soggetti

Post-communism - Hungary

Democracy - Hungary

Representative government and representation - Hungary

Hungary Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This group of studies first appeared in a Special Issue ... of The journal of communist studies and transition politics, vol. 10, no. 3"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hungary: The Politics of Transition; Copyright; Contents; Political Transition in Hungary: An Overview; Part I; The Paradoxes of Transition: The External and Internal Overload of the Transition Process; Party Formation and Constitutional Change in Hungary; Political and Social Conflicts Arising from the Transformation of Property Relations in Hungary; Part II; Obstacles to the Development of Democratic Politics; Leading Democracy: The Emergence of Party Leaders and Their Roles in the Hungarian Parties; Parties and Party Factions in the Hungarian Parliament

Representational Roles in the Hungarian Parliament Civil Society and Interest Representation in Hungarian Political Development; The Rise and Fall of the Hungarian Greens; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Gábor Bátonyi analyzes Hungary's changing role and geopolitical position in Central Europe in the light of long-term historical developments.  The book contains chapters on the country's economics, politics, society and the transition from Communist state to



democracy.