Government and politics in Hungary / Andras Korosenyi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Körösényi, András.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Standardized Title:

Magyar politikai rendszer. English

Language:

English

Hungarian

Subjects (All):

Hungary--History--20th century.

Hungary.

Hungary--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 330 p. )

Edition:

English ed.

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on unprecedented access to information, Government and Politics in Hungary provides not only a historical overview but also an analysis of the main political actors, constitution, electoral system, parliament and political parties of Hungary.This timely and detailed analysis contains a wealth of important data which serves two major objectives. The first is to survey the most important institutions of the political and governmental systems and the cultural and behavioural characteristics of Hungarian politics. The second, is to provide the reader with a clear understanding of the two-way relationship between cultural-behavioural and constitutional-institutional levels of politics in Hungary. The book challenges many stereotypes of post-communist political literature and reveals why Hungarian politics does not fit into many of the generalizations and 'pigeon holes' of contemporary political science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Abbreviations

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction Political Tradition

Chapter One Political Culture

Chapter Two The Parties

Chapter Three The Party System

Chapter Four Political Cleavages

Chapter Five Political Elites

Chapter Six Electoral Behaviour

Chapter Seven The Electoral System and Elections

Chapter Eight Economic Interest Groups and Interest Reconciliation

Chapter Nine The Constitutional and Governmental System

Chapter Ten The Government

Chapter Eleven Governmental Decision-Making and Control over the Administration

Chapter Twelve The Parliament

Chapter Thirteen The Constitutional Court

Chapter Fourteen The Head of State

Conclusion Hungarian Democracy

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

"Translated by Alan Renwick"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

978-615-5211-37-9

978-6-15521-137-9

9786155211379

615-5211-37-X

0-585-43967-2

1-281-37660-4

9786611376604

OCLC:

51478878