“The Change Was But An Unfulfilled Promise": Agriculture and the Rural Population in Post-Communist Hungary.
“The Change Was But An Unfulfilled Promise": Agriculture and the Rural Population in Post-Communist Hungary.
Author(s): Péter Agócs, Sándor AgócsSubject(s): National Economy, Agriculture, Economic history, Political history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, Political economy, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Hungary; postcommunist transformation; agriculture; rural population; democratic political system; future of rural areas;
Summary/Abstract: This essay describes the conditions faced by the rural population of Hungary during the three-year period beginning in 1990, when free elections, held for the first time in forty-some years, introduced a democratic political system and brought hopes of improvement in the lives of the villagers. Antecedents are dealt with only where they throw light on the current situation. This focus demanded that our sources come mostly from contemporary Hungarian newspapers and recent issues of periodicals, as well as participant-observation by us and by other Hungarians willing to consult with us and to confirm, correct, or deny our perceptions. Like many of the writers of the newspaper articles, they are social scientists who apply their expertise to the study of conditions in rural society. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 08/1994
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 32-57
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English
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