{"product_id":"dynamics-of-an-authoritarian-system-hungary-2010-2021-9789633865774","title":"Dynamics of an Authoritarian System: Hungary,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis conceptually synthetic and empirically rich book demonstrates the vulnerability of democratic settings to authoritarianism and populism. Six scholars from various professional fields explore here the metamorphosis of a political party into a centralized authoritarian system. Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party needed less than ten years to accomplish this transformation in Hungary. In 2010, after winning a majority that could make changes in the constitution – two-thirds of the parliamentary seats, they evolved and stabilized the system, which produced again the two-thirds majority in 2014 and 2018. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors reveal how a democratic setting can be used as a device for political capture. They show how a political entity managed to penetrate almost all sub-fields of the economy to arrive at institutionalized corruption, and how the centralized power structure reproduces itself. With the help of a powerful empirical apparatus—among others analyses of more than 220,000 public tenders, redistributions of state subsidies, and the interconnectedness of those privileged with the political elite — the authors detail the functioning of a crony system and the network aspects of political connections in the rapid enrichment of politically-linked businesses. Their studies demonstrate the role of political capture in this redistribution and how this capture leads to a new social stratification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a dazzling book, researched in depth, elegantly presented and brilliantly argued. I am not aware of any other book that analyses the workings of the Orbán regime as comprehensively and as insightfully as this volume. This impressive book brings the Orbán dictatorship into full focus and should be in every serious university library.\"  https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09668136.2023.2205320 -- Sabrina P. Ramet * Europe-Asia Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I. METAMORPHOSIS OF A PARTY INTO A SYSTEM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaths to Political Capture and Institutionalized Corruption in Hungary, 2010–2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem evolutions in comparative perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical-economic context of systemic evolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom political dominance to political capture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffusion of political capture into autonomous national, local and grass-roots institutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForced resource redeployment as instruments of self reproduction of the evolving system\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitically selective resource distribution and those most privileged by forced resource redeployment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe domestic and external factors of persistent self-reproduction during evolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II. REPRODUCTION THROUGH REDISTRIBUTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRedistribution and Integration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelfare redistribution, social integration and inequalities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject-based redistribution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecombinant redistribution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCronyism in the Orbán Regime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Empirical Analysis of Public Tenders, 2005–2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData and Indicators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Orbán Regime and MGTS+ companies: descriptive statistics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels and estimations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical Connectedness in Hungarian State Capitalism: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Case of the “Fidesz-Connected” Mészáros Group of Companies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodology: data collection and processing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFidesz-connected entrepreneurs on the list of the 100 wealthiest Hungarians\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulatory and procurement advantages or favors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLőrincz Mészáros: family and business\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central European University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047192265047,"sku":"9789633865774","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789633865774.jpg?v=1750970617","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dynamics-of-an-authoritarian-system-hungary-2010-2021-9789633865774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}