1st Edition
The Political Economy of Hungarian Authoritarian Populism Capitalists without the Right Kind of Capital
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction: The political economy of Hungarian authoritarian populism: capitalists without the right kind of capital
Part I: Capitalists without the right kind of capital: state-business relations under (Hungarian) authoritarian populism
Chapter one: The development of (Hungarian) authoritarian populism
Chapter two: Capitalists without the right kind of capital
Part II: Hungarian authoritarian populism at work: internal and external considerations
Chapter three: Fidesz and national capital: the government subsumes domestic business
Chapter four: Fidesz and Russian capital: The Paks II extension
Chapter five: Fidesz and Chinese capital: The Belgrade-Budapest railway upgrade
Part III: Authoritarian populism travels
Chapter six: The political economy of authoritarian populism: future trajectories
Index
Biography
Samuel Rogers is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies at The Open University, UK and a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for East European Studies, Free University of Berlin, Germany
'In The Political Economy of Hungarian Authoritarian Populism, Rogers unpacks how Fidesz has created a regime-loyal capitalist class. But liberalism has suffered in the process. This book is an excellent addition for those wanting a deeper understanding of what populism in Hungary really means.' - Professor Adam Dixon, Edinburgh Business School
'Paraphrasing the first line of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, this book demonstrates that “well-functioning liberal democracies are all alike; every illiberal system malfunctions in its own way.” This is true for the system of Viktor Orbán cast in a new constitution and a nationalist ideology.' - Professor Péter Mihályi, Central European University
'The Political Economy of Hungarian Authoritarian Populism provides a groundbreaking perspective on the political economy of Eastern Europe. The book contains a fascinating account of Hungarian attempts to reduce dependence on Western multinationals by partially replacing them with national and Eastern capital.' - Andreas Nölke, Professor of Political Science, Goethe University
