The evolution of Hungarian new capitalism, similarly to the other Central Eastern European countries has happened under the flag of neoliberalism. One of the specialities of transition is the multiple change of political orientation of the technocrats and economists, which (among others) has led to te present dual party orientation.

The system change has also ended in Slovakia: the aim of the new power elite is not to accustom to Western European patterns but to execute in disguise reforms a uniquely radical, rightist economic policy. Slovakia, or even the whole Eastern European region could become the laboratory for neoliberal forces?

Table of contents

1. Stephen Eric Bonner : The building of neoconservatism
2. Rubicsek Sándor : Fifteen years in catchwords
3. Szigeti Péter : From the competitive dictionary of competitive society
4. Marosán György : The theory of liberal communism
5. Andor László : Ronald Reagan from a distance
6. Robin Cook : Protest against the war in Irak
7. Immanuel Wallerstein : The US and Europe since 1945 till ptresent
8. Ravi Arvand Palat : Squirming eagle, crouching tigers
9. Bernát Péter : Iraq war books (Gombar-Volosin: Impossible war, Andor-Talas-Valki: Doomed to war, Csapody: Not in my name!)
10. Lugosi Győző : on Ladanyi-Szelenyi: Various forms of exclision (East European Gypsies)
11. Berki Tamás, Zámbó Tibor : Mako-Warhurst-Gennand: Emerging human resource practices, Mako-Simonyi: New paradigm of labour and dialogue
12. Andrej Ballajev : Prespectives of socialism – present and future
13. Laki László : The cost of living in the country after the system change
14. Andre Mommen : The neoliberal revolution of Hungary. The success story of capitalist globalisation?
15. Michal Polák : The politics of the system change and the time period after the transition nin Slovakia

The ideological speciality of teh neoconservative movement, which has extensive influenece in the most venal circles of the American intelligentsia is the amalgamation of unconditional devotion to the market and xenophobic and religious bigotry. The article presents the political and intellectual image, roots and evolution of neoconservatism. It paints a dark picture of the mental, moral and political decline, which is encapsulated by the "mafia" (to use the author's term) behind President Bush.

Fiofteen years have passed. From the point of view of the majority of society we could say fifteen years of destruction have passed. We destroyed what we have built, in this way of that in 40 years. This was teh fate of almost the whole of the Hungarian industry and agriculture. Social policy has been totally subordinated to economic policy. However, maybe the greatest "ramp" was that the applied economic (neoliberal) policy has no alternative.