Gradus

The political and economic regime change, proceeded over the past few decades, the accession to the European Union, the financial crisis and the global environmental changes continuously challenged the Hungarian national economy. Therefore, now the main objectives of the economic policy are the increase of the economic performance, catching up to the improved Western European countries, the adaptation to the global economic environment and increase the competitiveness. The Hungarian economy had come a long way in the last decades in order to catch up with the former socialist countries to the modern market economies and improve its own competitiveness.

Keywords: national competitiveness, economic performance, globalization, national economy, economic growth,