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Lessons from the Political Economy of Authoritarian Capitalism in Hungary
To understand the emergence of authoritarian capitalism in Hungary, this paper digs into the contradictions of liberal economic policies.
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Gabor Scheiring, PhD
Political Economist, Public Sociologist
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gaborscheiring
- Mar 26, 2018
- 1 min
Smoking, alcohol and cancer mortality in Eastern European men
The study calculates population attributable risk fraction (PARF) of cancer deaths from smoking and alcohol in Russia, Belarus and Hungary.
gaborscheiring
- Jan 1, 2018
- 2 min
The Gendered Effects of Foreign Investment and Prolonged State Ownership on Mortality in Hungary
Prolonged state ownership was associated with protection of life chances during the post-socialist transformation for women.
gaborscheiring
- Nov 17, 2017
- 1 min
The wounds of post-socialism: a systematic review of the social determinants of mortality in Hungary
Eastern Europe underwent dramatic economic and demographic changes in recent history with skyrocketing mortality rates in the 1990s.
gaborscheiring
- May 1, 2017
- 2 min
The effect of rapid privatisation on mortality in mono-industrial towns in post-Soviet Russia
The rapid pace of privatisation was a significant factor in the marked increase in working-age male mortality in post-Soviet Russia.
gaborscheiring
- Jul 30, 2016
- 2 min
Mortality in Transition
The article describes the study Protocol of the PrivMort Project, a multilevel cohort study measuring the health impact of economic change.
gaborscheiring
- Jun 17, 2016
- 1 min
Sustaining Democracy in an Era of Dependent Financialization
The paper analyses the tensions between dependent financialisation and democracy building on Polanyi's work utilising the case of Hungary.
gaborscheiring
- Mar 1, 2016
- 1 min
Basic Income as a Realist’s Transformative Strategy
Progressive politics needs bold new visions that can be contrasted to current processes of erosion, such as the idea of the basic income.
gaborscheiring
- Oct 1, 2015
- 1 min
Mass Privatization
This chapter summarizes the theory and evidence regarding Mass Privatization programmes in the post-communist environment.
gaborscheiring
- Aug 28, 2015
- 1 min
The Political Economy of De-Democratization in Hungary
This article provides a Weberian-class-based and international-political-economy-inspired account of de-democratization in Hungary.
gaborscheiring
- Oct 1, 2008
- 1 min
Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply: Hungary
This chapter provides an analysis of the social impact of private sector participation in the water sector in Hungary.
gaborscheiring
- Oct 1, 2007
- 1 min
Barbarians at the Open Gates: Public Sociology and the Late Modern Turn
I present a friendly critique of Burawoy's public sociology manifesto, building on my experience as a social activist and young researcher.
gaborscheiring
- Jan 1, 2006
- 1 min
Privatisation of Water in the Context of the Transition
A few years into the transition to a market-economy, Hungarians have discovered that private ownership does not necessarily mean well-being.
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