In November 1997 Hungarians voted in favor of membership in
NATO, primarily as a step toward membership in the European Union
and integration into Western society. Andor examines the changes in
Hungarian social, political, and economic life after the collapse
of communism in Central Europe. He analyzes the difficulties, both
internal and external, to making that transition.
In the early 1990s, public discourse was dominated by the
enthusiastic slogans proclaiming Hungary's return to Europe. Things
can only get better was the prevailing feeling surrounding the
dismantling of the state socialist system and the construction of
the new parliamentary democracy. From the very early years of
transition, however, Hungarians faced large-scale and unexpected
hardships in their changing lives which made them the most
disappointed nation in Eastern Europe by 1993. In the second half
of the 1990s, the policies of the Socialist-Liberal coalition, and
particularly the positive developments in the enlargement process
of NATO and the EU, restored the belief in a rapid and successful
accession to the major Western economic and security organizations.
But, as Andor indicates, the beginnings of negotiations about entry
into NATO and EU will be merely the starting point of difficulties
arising in both economics and politics. A thoughtful and cautious
look at a changing Hungary that will be of interest to scholars,
researchers, and policymakers involved with Central Europe and
contemporary European politics and economics.
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