Acta Oeconomica
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Volume 73: Issue 1
Towards a set of indices for relational economy on the example of Hungary
Authors:
Bálint Madlovics CEU Democracy Institute, Nádor u. 15, H-1051, Budapest, Hungary

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Bálint Magyar CEU Democracy Institute, Nádor u. 15, H-1051, Budapest, Hungary

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Pages:
101–127
Online Publication Date:
27 Mar 2023
Publication Date:
27 Mar 2023
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/032.2023.00007
Keywords:
patronalism; paternalism; informality; measurement; indicator; proxy; Hungary;
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Abstract

While informal relations between economic and political actors are prevalent in post-communist economies, proper tools for their quantitative measurement are lacking. This paper is a starting point for thinking about this issue. Relying on previous research (Magyar – Madlovics 2020), we elaborate the concept of ‘relational economy,’ and discuss the problem of measuring its peculiar phenomena by existing direct and indirect data. Towards a set of indices for relational economy, we consider the use of proxies in three ways: (1) a radar chart composed of specific company data; (2) ‘moments of truth’ when property movements reveal an actor's de facto ownership status; and (3) ‘moments of truth’ when adoption to or exclusion from the informal patronal network is accompanied by a significant change in financial situation. Illustrations to each of the three methods are provided from the case of Hungary after 2010.

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Acta Oeconomica
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Acta Oeconomica
Language English
Size B5
Year of
Foundation		 1966
Volumes
per Year		 1
Issues
per Year		 4
Founder Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
Founder's
Address		 H-1051 Budapest, Hungary, Széchenyi István tér 9.
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
Publisher's
Address		 H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
Responsible
Publisher		 Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN 0001-6373 (Print)
ISSN 1588-2659 (Online)

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