Change and heritage - with a skew for Hungary

The social and economic life of Hungary and its neighboring countries has been radically transformed over the past decade. The often seismic changes affect everyone without exception, yet few have learned to adapt to them, and the circle of those who are able to follow their changes of direction, understand the causes, assess the possible consequences, and develop a new, flexible life strategy for the changed opportunities and requirements is even narrower. This book by a Japanese scholar who views events in Hungary with a critical eye and who also pays attention to the world is thought-provoking about the last two decades of the politics and economy of Hungary, struggling with its heritage and struggling with changes.