The author responds to the lexikon article of our last issue. He discusse;. the basic concepts of pension theory and those related to the practice of pension systems. Having read his tract, the reader remains without doubts about the beneficiaries of the contemporary pension reforms ol Hungary.

Laszlo Eorsi's book Ferencvaros, 1956 that was published recently outlines and analyses the events of 1956 Autumn in the 9th district of Budapest, a neighbourhood that has always been an arena of heavy political struggles.

The American political scientist has been well-known internationally for his theory on the contemporary conflict of „McDonaldization" and the culture of „jihad". This time he discusses the anti-democratic features of the McDonald society. The McWorld can be identified with the United States proper. (First published in Le Monde Diplomatique)

In the contemporary world, the ideas, rights and ambitions represented by the legacy of enlightenment have been devalued. Restoring the respect of the public sphere and citizen rights requires the re-capturing of the public spaces that have been occupied by financial interest. (First published in Le Monde Diplomatique)

Entertaining and perplexing views from the first half of the 20th century on capitalism, communism, money, business, community, as well as their origins and difficulties of their application. According to the author, the essence of capitalism is „not that some have capital but that the majority only earns wages and does not possess capital".