Montesquieu in Hungary

Montesquieu on Commerce, Conquest, War, and Peace

n the history of liberalism, Montesquieu, who died two hundred and fifty years ago, is an iconic figure. Montesquieu is cited as the source of the idea of checks and balances, or separation of powers, and thus as an intellectual inspiration of the American founding. Among liberal internationalists, Montesquieu is known above all for the notion that international trade leads to peace among natio...

Gypsies/roma in Hungary

try in an uneven distribution. Roma people live in around 2,000 of Hungary's 3,200 settlements. With regard to regional distribution, census data suggest the highest concentrations are in the regions of Northern Hungary and the Northern Alföld (Great Hungarian Plain). Although the proportion of Roma living in towns and cities has increased considerably in comparison to the 1970's, the majority ...

Neuro-ophthalmology in Hungary.

I n the 1960s, neuro-ophthalmology in Hungary began in the Neurology Clinic of Semmelweis University (Budapest), with the collaboration of Dr. Istvan Olah, a neuro-ophthalmologist, and Dr. Bela Horanyi, a neurologist. It was from this point forward that the importance of ophthalmic symptoms in neurologic disorders was emphasized, both in clinical practice and in medical education. At the same t...

Telecottages in Hungary

The first telecottage was “born” in 1985. It was established in Vemdalen, Sweden. The movement arrived to Hungary in 1994. The telecottage is a rural institution using the modern IT tools computers, Internet, office automation etc. solving the problems of the local community. The Hungarian Telecottage Association supports the neighbouring countries, transporting their experiences founding their...

Housing Finance in Hungary