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Az új középosztály?
The New Middle Class?

Author(s): Ákos Huszár, Viktor Berger
Subject(s): Politics and society
Published by: MTA Politikai Tudományi Intézete
Keywords: middle class; embourgeoisement; democratization; social structure

Summary/Abstract: According to the most widespread view, a broad and strong middle class appears as a guarantee of social stability and a decisive force for democratization. This paper fi rst examines this normative concept of the middle class. We then look at the question of how the situation of the middle class changed in Hungary after the regime change and how broad and strong it is today. Finally, we examine to what extent today's Hungarian middle class can be regarded as the foundation of democracy and the engine of democratization.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 71-99
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Hungarian