Goulash Communism

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkb:political_office
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hungarian_Socialism
gptkbp:characterizedBy limited market reforms
greater personal freedoms
higher living standards
relative economic liberalization
gptkbp:country gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:orthodox_Soviet_Communism
gptkbp:endDate 1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Goulash Communism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:leader gptkb:János_Kádár
gptkbp:namedAfter goulash (Hungarian stew)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:New_Economic_Mechanism_(1968)
higher standard of living than other Eastern Bloc countries
consumer goods availability
private enterprise in agriculture
relative openness to the West
travel opportunities for citizens
gptkbp:predecessor Stalinist policies in Hungary
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hungarian_People's_Republic
gptkb:Kádár_era
gptkbp:startDate 1960s
gptkbp:successor transition to democracy in Hungary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kádár_regime
gptkb:Communist_regime_in_Hungary
gptkb:Hungarian_economic_reform_of_1968
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7