Zoltán Pogátsa

ZOLTAN POGÁTSA (1974) is a Hungarian political economist who teaches at the University of West Hungary, focusing on European integration. He is also a regular commentator in Hungarian and international media. His latest book, his fourth, Heterodox International Political Economics, offers a number of perspectives on understanding the global economy of the 21st century.

CURRENCY DEVALUATION AND HUNGARY’S ACCESSION TO THE EUROZONE

The question of whether currency devaluation could or should be used as a tool to improve the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy crops up in public policy discussions in Hungary from time to time. In a broader context, the same issue also arises when considering whether an eventual accession to

2012.09.10.

SLOVENIA: THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL CASE OF ECONOMIC TRANSITION

It is often taken for granted that transitions from a centrally planned economy to a market economy in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have been successful. After all, privatization has been completed, often with higher ratios of non-collective ownership than in Western Europe. Economic output, which dropped radically in the nineties,

2012.07.10.

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