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.
- cover
- front matter
- title page
- copyright page
- List of tables
- List of figures
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Scaling change in Hungary
- 1 Long-term modernization of Hungarian society
- 2 Population: birth, marriage, and death
- 3 Denomination and religious practice
- 4 The scope of the state and private sectors
- 5 The post-Communist economic elite
- 6 The middle strata in transformation
- 7 Consciousness of inequality
- 8 Welfare programmes and the alleviation of poverty
- 9 Dissatisfaction and alienation
- 10 Parties and social divisions: a common East-Central European pattern?
- 11 The long and the short of transformation in Central Europe
- Index
- Index
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