A Society Transformed

Hungary in Time-Space Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-963-9116-49-8
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 521 g

In the past half-century every Central and East European society has been twice subject to transformation. Initially, Hungary was transformed by communist-style modernization, increasing industry, expanding secondary education and improving health. The second shock was the collapse of the communist regime and the introduction of democratic institutions and a market economy. How much or how little impact has institutional change had on the lives of ordinary people? Drawing on detailed surveys, highlighted in tables and figures, the authors identify long-term changes in Hungary from the late 1940s to the late 1980s and provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of the collapse of the communist system in the 1990s. They also compare long-term and shor-term change in Hungary with trends in other Central and Eastern European countries.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rose, Richard

Andorka, Rudolf

Vukovich, György

Kolosi, Tamás

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Chapter 1: Long-term modernization of Hungarian society, Chapter 2: Population: birth, marriage and death, Chapter 3: Denomination and religious practice, Chapter 4: The scope of the state and private sectors, Chapter 5: The post-communist economic elite, Chapter 6: Middle strata in transformation, Chapter 7: Consciousness of inequality, Chapter 8: Welfare programs and the alleviation of poverty, Chapter 9: Dissatisfaction and alienation, Chapter 10: Parties and social divisions, Chapter 11: The long and short of transformation in Central Europe

Über Autor(innen)

Rudolf Andorka was Professor of Sociology and former Rector of the Budapest University of Economics.

György Vukovich is former Director of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office.

Tamás Kolosi is President of the Social Research Informatics Centre, Budapest.