Dear Reader,

I respectfully welcome you on behalf of the editorial board of Polgári Szemle, the journal of social sciences.

This publication is the recognised specialised journal of the conservative intelligentsia, and in 2018 is in its 14th volume. From this year onwards it will also be published in an English language version to provide the international audience with scientific analyses about Hungary, research results obtained in Hungary and economic and social developments in the region. The publication has been reviewed and has been qualified by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It is a popular publication space for Hungarian and international authors. Both the publication and the peer-review processes are subject to the highest level of moral and ethical principles. 

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In the 20^th and 21^st centuries, there is a clear appreciation of the value of economic models that serve the development of humanity on a broader scale and in an appropriate way, and of the general responsibility for future generations that this implies. In other words, this noble task has been pushed to the forefront of thought and action, with the focus on the fair distribution of income and the protection of the environment. On the other hand, there is a tendency, especially among those who have escaped the shackles of the former colonial, semi-colonial or even socialist planned economy, to define the positive development of our economy solely in terms of the GDP growth. In this respect, as well, we have integrated ourselves into the mainstream dictated by the leading economists of the developed market economies of the North Atlantic.

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