In connection with the first Hungarian publication of the book by the late "father" of neoliberalism called Road to serfdom, the reviewer discusses the topicality of Hayek's ideas. He regards it as important that during the domination of fascism and Stalinism, Hayek discussed his ideas strongly opposed to the state in defence of democracy. Andor points out Hayek's inconsistency when he fails to extend his correct criticism of despotism to the conditions inside the factory, i.e. economic despotism. At the same time, he underlines the applicability of Hayek's ideas against the trends of monopoly and concentration of the international economy.

Similarly to Abascal-Jaen, Löwy too, discusses the Vatican's relationship to capitalism and analyses the encyclical letter called Centesimus Annus. He interprets the role of the Church as a third force in the context of capitalism-socialism, and he too, arrives at the final conclusion that the anticapitalist remarks of the encyclical letter do not offer an alternative but rather serve the easing of the existing capitalism and thus its indirect justification.

The author provides a review of the events of the Gramsci centenary. He discusses in detail the addresses delivered at the Gramsci conference in Formia in 1989, enumerates the schools of Gramsci research in Italy, reviews the reception of Gramsci in Hungary and reports on the Gramsci conference held in Szeged in 1991.

Relying on statistical data Ross too, argues that the past few years of the world economy have been the age of decline and dramatic polarisation. Amidst growing impoverishment the performance of the "small tigers" of Asia can be considered as an exception and not the model of advancement. The Fukuyama apotheosis of liberal capitalism is just an apology denied by a multitude of fact.

The article analyzes the chances of the great regions of the world (Asia, ex-communist countries, the Third World and the West). Liberalism, con-servativism and populism in the new (United) Europe. The sources of the new nationalism reign over the ruins of the Soviet system. The lack of the internationalism on the "international" Left.