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Centre and Periphery - abolition of neocolonialism Working Group(CPWG)

Peter Farkas: On the nature of the present world economic crisis
10/31/2011 - 14:46 by Matyas Benyik 2 Comments
Péter Farkas: On the Nature of the PresentWorld Economic Crisis. A non-neoliberal sketch SUMMARY

Bostjan Udovic: Economic security: Large and small states in enlarged European Union
10/31/2011 - 14:23 by Matyas Benyik 1 Comments
  University of Ljubljana Centre of International Relations           Economic security: Large and small states in enlarged European Union         Boštjan Udovič Faculty of Social Sciences Centre of International Relations Kardeljeva pl. 5, Ljubljana, Slovenia bostjan.udovic@fdv.uni-lj.si        Abstract  

E. Szalai: The crisis of the New Capitalism in Eastern Europe: The Hungarian Example
10/31/2011 - 14:12 by Matyas Benyik 1 Comments
The crisis of the New Capitalism in Eastern Europe: The Hungarian Example  A tally of the last twenty years since the transformation of the political system   Synopsis: The main statement of the study is that new capitalism of East Europe is experiencing a deep crisis as a system, and in light of this the system change which started twenty years earlier has in essence collapsed. The

From Plan to Market, From Regime Change to Sustained Growth in Central and Eastern Europe
10/31/2011 - 12:17 by Matyas Benyik 2 Comments
  From Plan to Market, From Regime Change to Sustained Growth in Central and Eastern Europe by Ivan T. Berend

What do the recent demonstrations in Hungary and in the world have in common?
10/31/2011 - 12:12 by Matyas Benyik 0 Comments
What do the recent demonstrations in Hungary and in the world have in common?   The wave of demonstrations mounted by civil movements in Hungary are in line with global trends, namely the mounting resistance against austerity measures and antidemocratic tendencies. These unfavourable developments in the wake of  multiple crises have triggered the dissatisfaction of the majority of

A revolution which never was: from state socialism to multinational capitalism
10/31/2011 - 12:05 by Matyas Benyik 0 Comments
A revolution which never was: from state socialism to multinational capitalism by Tamás Krausz Towards a historical interpretation of the change of regimes in Eastern Europe

Economic performance of the New Member States of the European Union
10/31/2011 - 12:03 by Matyas Benyik 0 Comments
Economic performance of the New Member States of the European Union   By Krisztina Vida*    

Dimitris Kazakis: What will happen with the return to the drachma?
10/31/2011 - 11:58 by Matyas Benyik 8 Comments
What will happen with the return to the drachma?   Obviously, the sky will fall on our heads and crush us. Greece will become Enver Hoxha’s Albania or Kim Il Sung’s North Korea. Just as it was before we went into the euro. If I remember correctly, Greece did not come into existence on the day the euro became our currency. We knew how to look after ourselves before the

The indiscreet charm of dictatorship
10/31/2011 - 11:47 by Matyas Benyik 0 Comments
Erzsébet Szalai The indiscreet charm of dictatorship Népszabadság, Sept. 18. 2011 The key to understanding the current situation in Hungary lies in the emergence of the Hungarian bourgeoisie during the transition period, parented by a thin layer of liberal intellectuals, and the technocracy of the late-communist, Kadar era. At the dawn of new Hungarian capitalism it was these two

The Deeper Reasons for the Shaking of the World Economy
10/31/2011 - 11:34 by Matyas Benyik 0 Comments
The Deeper Reasons for the Shaking of the World Economy Péter Farkas IWE Short Notice – No. 32. 1 September 2011. INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   What can the reasons for the slowing down and dangerous shaking of the world economy in the middle of 2011 be? Is the instability, caused by the payment difficulties of certain countries in

An internationalist transitional program towards an anti-capitalist Europe: a reply to Costas Lapavitsas

10/31/2011 - 11:12 by Matyas Benyik 0 Comments
An internationalist transitional program towards an anti-capitalist Europe: a reply to Costas Lapavitsas    Özlem Onaran*  

The eastern periphery of the European Union faced with the global crisis
10/31/2011 - 11:01 by Matyas Benyik 0 Comments
The eastern periphery of the European Union faced with the global crisis    By Catherine Samary* The project of a multinational and transnational “European construction”[i] (associated with the redefinition of continental relationships after the fall of the Berlin Wall) aroused popular aspirations, which were radically opposed to the current situation: aspirations for a continent that

PROGRAM PROPOSALS FOR COMPARATIVE STUDIES AND GEO-POLITICAL ALTERNATIVES
09/20/2011 - 12:31 by Matyas Benyik 9 Comments
  1.)    Centre-periphery relations in a changing world –place of Europe in the world 2.)    Centre-perihery realations inside the EU (Britain, France, Germany vs Portugal, Greece, Spain, CEE, etc.) 3.)    Centre-perihery relations EU vs non EU countries/regions (North-South, West-East) 4.)    Centre-periphery

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