Government and Politics in Hungary / / András Körösényi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• VerfasserIn: Körösényi, András,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [1999]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

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.

Table of 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