The Hungarian Labour Market Yearbooks series was launched in 2000 with the support of the National Employment Non-Profit Public Company Ltd. The yearbook presents the main characteristics of Hungarian employment policy and features an indepth analysis of a topical issue each year. The editorial board has striven from the beginning to provide up-to-date results of labour market research and useful information on the Hungarian labour market tendencies as well as the legislative and institutional background of the employment policy for the GO and NGO organizations of the public employment services, the local governments, the public administration, educational and research organisations and – last but not least – for both the press and the electronic media. This year we have also created a clearly structured and easily accessible volume that presents the main characteristics and trends of the Hungarian labour market on the basis of available statistics, theoretical research and empirical analysis. Continuing our previous editorial practice, we selected an area that we consider especially important for the effectiveness of Hungarian employment policy: the impact evaluation of active labour market policies.

The Recent Crisis (some Time Ago We Tended To Write “of 2008-2009”, But Nowadays We Should Refrain From Displaying The Ending Date!) Has Become The Most Serious Challenge For The Central And Eastern European Countries After They Had Completed The Process Of Post-socialist Transformation And Became The EU Members. The Negative Impacts Of Recession In Their Most Important International Partners Multiplied Their Own Tensions And Imbalances Which – In Some Cases – Have Led To Dramatic Decline Of The GDP And Serious Cuts In Public Spending And Personal Incomes. Keeping In Mind All Differences Between Particular Central And Eastern European Countries We May Say That They, On The Whole, Have Met The Challenges Of The Crisis Bravely And Effectively Due To Still Great Adaptability And Flexibility Of Both Their Political Elites And Societies. They Thus May Become An Example For Some Other EU Member States Which Currently Struggle With Economic Difficulties And Encounter Strong Social Protests Against Necessary Harsh Economic Measures. This Book Addresses The Issues Of The Crisis And Its Aftermath In A More General Setting, Reaching Beyond The Recent Crisis, Both Into The Past And Into The Future, And Also Extending The Discussions Beyond The New Member States To Countries In The Greater European Continent.
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