"This investigation of the post-Communist societies in Eastern Europe since 1989 provides new insights into the functioning of modern capitalism. Whilst classical social theory has devoted considerable attention to the transition from feudalism to capitalism, Making Capitalism W…
"This investigation of the post-Communist societies in Eastern Europe since 1989 provides new insights into the functioning of modern capitalism. Whilst classical social theory has devoted considerable attention to the transition from feudalism to capitalism, Making Capitalism W…
Few political lives have been as dramatic, or as marked by sudden changes of fortune, as that of Janos Kadar, Hungary's communist leader from 1956 to 1988. A reformist who at first supported Imre Nagy's 1956 attempt to distance his country from Soviet domination, Kadar eventuall…
"Traitor and reformer, persecutor and victim - Janos Kadar, Hungary's Communist leader from 1956 to 1988, had one of the most dramatic and influential political careers of the twentieth century. From poverty to power and then from prison back to power, Kadar played a leading rol…
"The 1956 Hungarian revolution, and its suppression by the Red Army, was a key event in the Cold War, demonstrating both deep dissatisfaction with the communist system and old-fashioned Soviet imperialism. But now, fifty years later, the simplicity of treating this extraordinary…
"The 1956 Hungarian revolution, and its suppression by the Red Army, was a key event in the Cold War, demonstrating both deep dissatisfaction with the communist system and old-fashioned Soviet imperialism. But now, fifty years later, the simplicity of treating this extraordinary…
This report assesses the current status of Hungary's innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country's innovation capabilities. The report finds that the level of innovation activity and performance in H…