BUDAPEST: Only a decade ago, with its "goulash socialism" Hungary seemed the most prosperous communist economy. After communism collapsed, Hungarian leaders, and the Hungarian people, thought that their less restricitve system offered big advantages over other communist countries in the race to reform. Where others had to rush, Hungarians thought they could change more slowly. Today, that illusion is tattered.
BUDAPEST: Only a decade ago, with its "goulash socialism" Hungary seemed the most prosperous communist economy. After communism collapsed, Hungarian leaders, and the Hungarian people, thought that their less restricitve system offered big advantages over other communist countries in the race to reform. Where others had to rush, Hungarians thought they could change more slowly. Today, that illusion is tattered.