Preface -- Chapter 1 – Introduction: Hungary: Geography, History and Society to 1945 -- Chapter 2– The Theft Economy: Occupation and Forced Industrialization -- Chapter 3 – Agriculture from Stalinism to the Revolt -- Chapter 4 – An Unfinished Project: Constructing Socialist Construction...

During the first decade after the turn towards democracy and market economy, Hungary's society experienced profound changes that affected its regions, towns, villages and individual places in different ways. This is documented by thirteen essays that analyse related political, legal,...

Over the last decade, Europe has experienced not only sweeping political, economic and social changes but also turbulent demographic developments which will to a great extent influence the region, its countries and their populations. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the recent...

This publication addresses the question of whether political, fiscal, and administrative decentralization improves government effectiveness and the debate on whether it is a viable and desirable state-building strategy for post-conflict countries. The publication is a collection of eight papers...