Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 351 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Cover -- Front matter -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I Metamorphosis of a Party into a System -- Chapter 1 Paths to Political Capture and Institutionalized Corruption in Hungary, 2010-2021 -- System Evolutions in Comparative Perspective -- Political-Economic Context of Systemic Evolution -- From Political Dominance to Political Capture -- Diffusion of Political Capture into Autonomous National, Local, and Grassroots Institutions |
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Expansion of Forced Resource Redeployment Through the Diffusing Channels of Political Capture -- Diffusing Channels as Avenues of Institutionalized Corruption Using Forced Resource Redeployment -- The Political-Economic Elite Nested in the Network of Institutionalized Corruption -- Domestic and External Factors Fueling Persistent Systemic Evolution and Self-Reproduction -- Conclusions -- Part II Reproduction Through Redistribution -- Chapter 2 Redistribution and Integration -- Introduction -- Welfare Redistribution, Social Integration, and Inequalities -- Project-Based Redistribution |
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Recombinant Redistribution -- Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Cronyism in the Orbán Regime: An Empirical Analysis of Public Tenders, 2005-2021 -- Introduction -- Literature -- Data and Indicators -- The Orbán Regime and MGTS+ Companies: Descriptive Statistics -- Models and Estimations -- Conclusions -- Annex 3.1 -- Annex 3.2 -- Chapter 4 Political Connectedness under Fidesz Governments and the Case of Mészáros Group of Companies -- Introduction -- Methodology: Data Collection and Processing -- Fidesz-Connected Entrepreneurs on the List of the 100 Wealthiest Hungarians |
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Regulatory and Procurement Advantages or Favors -- Lőrinc Mészáros: Family and Business -- Summary and Open Questions -- Appendix -- Summary -- List of Authors -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Name Index -- Back cover |
Summary |
"This 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. The 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"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 28, 2022) |
Subject |
Political parties -- Hungary -- 21st century
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Authoritarianism -- Hungary -- 21st century
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Populism -- Hungary -- 21st century
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Political culture -- Hungary -- History -- 21st century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General.
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Authoritarianism
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Political culture
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Political parties
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Politics and government
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Populism
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SUBJECT |
Hungary -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Subject |
Hungary
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Gerő, Márton, author
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Hajdú, Miklós, author
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Kovách, Imre, author
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Laki, Mihály, author
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Tóth, István János, author
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LC no. |
2022021799 |
ISBN |
9789633865781 |
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9633865786 |
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