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Hungary has been one of the success stories of the post-communist transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. Politically, Hungary has been in the forefront of establishing a democratic system. Already towards the end of the former regime there were strong signs of political liberalization and it was the Hungarian authorities that, by opening Hungary’s borders with Austria in the middle of 1989, created the breach in the Iron Curtain which permitted many individuals to flee to Western Europe. This decision by the Hungarian authorities was a clear milestone in the final collapse of the communist regimes of the region. Since 1989 Hungary has established a working democracy reflecting a broad range of political views, including former communists, and has witnessed an alternation of governments, led on one occasion by the former, albeit reformed, communists themselves.
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Edwards, V., Lawrence, P. (2000). Hungary. In: Management in Eastern Europe. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-333-99397-2_2
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