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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2013)
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The Roots of Euroscepticism in Hungary.: Economic Policy and Perceptions of the European Union in the Crisis

Published:
2013-06-17
DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.21845/comp/2013/1/1
Author
Jozsef Peter Martin
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Keywords
European Union Eurosclerosis Economic sociology Political economy
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Martin, J. P. (2013). The Roots of Euroscepticism in Hungary.: Economic Policy and Perceptions of the European Union in the Crisis. Competitio, 12(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.21845/comp/2013/1/1
Abstract

The paper explores the relationships among three factors: economic policy, its evaluation, and perceptions of the European Union. It considers Hungary’s recent decade, primarily the years of the recent global financial and economic crisis. The analysis compares Hungary’s economic statistics and attitudes with those of other countries on the EU periphery. The main questions are the following: why and how Hungary has become a eurosceptic country? On what does the image of the EU (created in the population) depend? Is there any link between how the economic policy is being pursued on one hand, and the attitudes towards the EU, on the other? Is the evaluation of the national economy confirmed by the hard facts?

Journal of Economic Litterature (JEL) classifications: O520, Z130, P160

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