Microsimulation | Households, Work and Flexibility | Generational accounting | Gender Data Archive | TÁRKI—Andorka Library | TÁRKI Homepage |
A Society Transformed |
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Microsimulation | Households, Work and Flexibility | Generational accounting | Gender Data Archive | TÁRKI—Andorka Library | TÁRKI Homepage |
A Society Transformed |
A Society Transformed
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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?
Census and survey data, tables and graphics highlight the extent of Iong-term social, economic and political change in Hungary from 1945 to 1998. The data highlights what was changing in the Communist era and what was stagnating – as well as showing the impact of introducing democracy and a market economy. To evaluate the tempo of change, comparison is made with Germany and Austria and other Central European Post-Communist countries.
Contents
Introduction: Scaling change in Hungary
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: The middle strata in transformation
Chapter 7: Consciousness of inequality
Chapter 8: Welfare programmes and the alleviation of poverty
Chapter 9: Dissatisfaction and alienation
Chapter 10: Parties and social divisions: a common East-Central European pattern?
Chapter 11: The long and the short of transformation in Central Europe
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