The author presents how in the early 1930s the social doctrines of the churches were represented in the Hungarian catholic press. From the quotations and analysis it will be apparent that the church saw clearly the fatal conflict arising betwen capital and labour, the most dreadful consequence of which was rise of fascism.

For decades after his death, Karl Marx's works were not allowed to enter the official academia. The picture changed in the 1930s when the world economic crisis underminded the credibility of neoclassical economics. Keynes' work shows a number of parallel with Marxian economic thought and even mainstream explanation of capitalist economy includes some unintended similarities to Das Kapital.

Kadar's Hungary was an experimental country not only in the economic mechanism but also in church policy. Having restored order after 1956, the communist party's policy tried to develop partnership with the churches. It was also an experiment for Vatican to try how it can find a modus vivendi with communist regimes.

Manufacturing a neoliberal "consensus" in social sciences has been a matter of a few decades. Origins date back to early post-war years and financial roots lead up to the foundations of big US corporations.