Attempts to reconstruct the history of the rise oflarge- and medium-size entrepreneurial enterprises in post-socialist Hungary.The development of a new generation of big business owners can be traced from agradual marketization that preceded the political changes of 1989. Theiremergence was part...

The transformation of state-owned enterprises into privately owned ones is commonly referred to as 'privatization'. Just as important as this process, though sometimes not given the attention it deserves and requires, is the establishment and expansion of new private firms.This book analyzes new...