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Abstract: Bolivia has never won an olimpic medal, not even one since 1936. It is then logical to ask ourselves why. Have we got no talent? Is it the ill famed altitude? Is it because we are a poor country? The obvious answer seems to be that since there are […]

The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) pointed to a rollback in democracy in Hungary. Hauke Hartmann of the BTI discusses what he sees. Do you think policies such as those of Fidesz/Orbán are viable in the twenty-first century? Do you think they are appropriate to prepare Hungary as an EU […]

András Inotai, Former Director General of the Institute for World Economics in Budapest, interviewed by Hauke Hartmann, Bertelsmann Transformation Index Senior Project Manager (Bertelsmann Foundation).

Fidesz supporter Citizen X shares his thoughts on the logic of Fidesz’s rise. Do you think policies such as those of Fidesz/Orbán are viable in the twenty-first century? Do you think they are appropriate to prepare Hungary as an EU member state in the next 5-10 years? Citizen X: Some […]