“…The analyses show that welfare state effort is not affected by social and political openness and that the level of generosity turns out to be negatively affected by an increase of a country's social and political openness."…”

“…Originally designed by Republicans as a tool of citizenship learning and formation of political opinion through open debate, rallies gradually became a stage dedicated to the show of force, at the initiative of various emerging political formations. …”

“…These trends are in turn accompanied by the dramatic restructuring of work arrangements, opening the way for new contradictions and new forms of labor solidarity and struggle around the planet. …”

“…In this brilliantly original and passionate book, he explains why we need a European Spring: economic and political renewal. 'Philippe Legrain provides an original and insightful analysis of what has gone wrong with Europe's economies and politics and a timely warning that the crisis ultimately threatens our open societies. …”

“…Friedman examines the political and social histories of the large Western democracies–particularly of the United States since the Civil War–to demonstrate the fact that incomes on the rise lead to more open and democratic societies. …”

“…A magyar országos rádióadók műsorainak a Szabad Európa Rádió/Szabadság Rádió Magyar Monitoring Osztálya által készített átiratai. International Politics: <br/>- New draft constitution made public in Lithuania <br/>- Reports on the Rushdie affair <br/>- Armenian commemorations of Sumgait <br/>- Pravda article sharply criticizes Latvian debates <br/>- Nationality problems in Slovenia <br/>- Unilateral GDR armed force reductions <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Hungarian Social Democratic Party's debate on principles <br/>- Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) and March Front think it is still too early to announce elections <br/>- Rezső Nyers and István Huszár receive European Parliamentary delegation in Budapest <br/>- Political Committee meeting yesterday discussed concepts of discussing the army and situation of the border guards <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) economic policy sub-committee prepares summary statement on Hungarian economy over the past 4 years <br/>- Chamber of Commerce also discusses economic management and possibilities for an economic turn <br/>- From today, domestic trade banks will also deal with companies' currency exchange affairs <br/>- Skála store with foreign exchange opens in Tatabánya Külpolitika: <br/>- Litvániában új alkotmánytervezetet hoztak nyilvánosságra <br/>- A Rushdie üggyel kapcsolatos beszámolók <br/>- Örményországi megemlékezés a szungajti eseményekről <br/>- Éles PRAVDA cikk a lettországi viták ügyében <br/>- Nemzetiségi problémák Szlovéniában <br/>- Egyoldalú NDK haderőcsökkentés <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- A MSZDP elvi nyilatkozata <br/>- Az MSZMP és a Márciusi Front szerint még korai lenne a választások kiírása <br/>- A Budapesten tartózkodó Európa Parlament küldöttségét fogadta NYERS R. és HUSZÁR István <br/>- A PB tegnapi ülésén a néphadsereg-fejlesztési koncepcióról és a határőrség helyzetéről is szó volt <br/><br/>Gazdaság: <br/>- Az MSZMP gazdaságpolitikai albizottsága elkészítette összefoglaló jelentését a magyar gazdáság elmúlt 4 évtizedéről <br/>- Magyar Gazdasági Kamrában is megvitatták a gazdaságirányítás 58 és a gazdasági fordulat lehetőségeit <br/>- Mától a hazai kereskedelmi bankok is foglalkoznak a vállalatok 61 deviza ügyeivel <br/>- Devizáért árusító SKÁLA nyílik Tatabányán…”

“…A magyar országos rádióadók műsorainak a Szabad Európa Rádió/Szabadság Rádió Magyar Monitoring Osztálya által készített átiratai. International Politics: <br/>- Yeltsin still gets onto supreme council <br/>- NATO summit opens: Bush's speech <br/>- Situation in China <br/>- Brzezinski's statement to Polish opposition paper <br/>- Students' strike in Poland <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) Central Committee in session, decided to convene Party congress <br/>- György Jassó: loss of confidence not just in Károly Grósz but entire leadership can be felt in many Party organizations <br/>- Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) Political Committee meets in Kiskunhalas, Imre Dudas, responsible for the massacre in 1956 at Mosonmagaróvár barracks, also discussed <br/>- It turns out 40 years later that Red Army also contributed to huge inflation of pengő <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- Economic plan package <br/>- Government-IMF difference of opinion Külpolitika: <br/>- Jelcin mégis bekerült a legfelsőbb tanácsba <br/>- Megnyílt a NATO csúcs: Bush beszéd <br/>- Kínai helyzetkép <br/>- Brzezinski nyilatkozata egy lengyel ellenzéki lapnak <br/>- Diáksztrájkok Lengyelországban <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- MSZMP KB ülés: pártkongresszus összehívásáról döntöttek <br/>- Jassó György: sok pártszervezetben nemcsak Grósz Károly,de a vezetés egészével szemben bizalomvesztés tapasztalható <br/>- Kiskunhalasi MSZMP PB ülés: a mosonmagyaróvári sortűzért felelős Dudás Imre is szóba került <br/>- Negyven év után derült ki, hogy a pengő hatalmas inflációjához a Vörös hadsereg is hozzájárult <br/><br/>Gazdaság: <br/>- A gazdasági csomagterv <br/>- A kormány nézeteltérése a Valutaalappal…”

“…They show how despite the ravages of neoliberalism, the state still contains resources for democratic control of a nation's economy and finances. The populist turn provides an opening to develop an ambitious but feasible left political strategy. …”

“…"The European Commission is at the center of the European Union's political system. Within its five-year terms each Commission proposes up to 2000 binding legal acts and therefore crucially shapes EU policy, which in turn impacts on the daily lives of more than 500 million European citizens. …”

“…What follows is a coming-of-age documentary that also paints a grim picture of the Russian political climate. Open political debate is conspicuously absent, leaving no option but to take sides. …”

“…"The peer production of free and open software and Wikipedia has produced use value that competes with commercial exchange value and shown that people are not only motivated by economic self-interest. …”

“…All of the people interviewed for the film refused to have their names mentioned or their faces shown explaining that the repercussions of openly expressing dissent could be severe. Turkeminstan's leader of 20 years, Saparmurat Turkmenbashi, has been consistently cutting off Turkmen society from the rest of the world, destroying political opposition, free media, etc. …”

“…A second challenge was raised by the neoliberal turn in business organizations, which caught trade unions on the wrong foot. …”

“…They generate externalities and crises which cannot be eliminated as well in a political union. Assume that two countries traditionally cooperate in an economic union. …”

“…The goal, in tackling such a controversial issue, is to go beyond taking stock of the impact of globalization on economic, political and social systems around the world and to make policy recommendations based on sound scientific analysis. …”

“…The final session of the conference was devoted to the question of State-aided and rate-aided hospitals. The opener was Dr. John Buchan, Medical Officer of Health for Bradford. …”