Title Dynamics of an authoritarian system : Hungary, 2010-2021 / Maria Csanádi, Márton Gerő, Miklós Hajdu, Imre Kovách, Mihály Laki, and István János Tóth

Published Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2022 ©2022

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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 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 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 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 Authoritarianism -- Hungary -- 21st century Populism -- Hungary -- 21st century Political culture -- Hungary -- History -- 21st century POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General. Authoritarianism Political culture Political parties Politics and government Populism SUBJECT Hungary -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject Hungary Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Gerő, Márton, author Hajdú, Miklós, author Kovách, Imre, author Laki, Mihály, author Tóth, István János, author LC no. 2022021799 ISBN 9789633865781 9633865786

Other Titles Hungary, twenty ten to twenty twenty one

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