The Institute is an independent foundation for research and education. It does not accept private orders, state subsidies, and is not partisan.

It is financed by private individuals, foundations, and economic organizations who agree with its goals. Transparency in all respects is a value central to the Institute. Thus, the spending of its resources is made public on its homepage annually. Names of donors and supporters will, however, be made public only on explicit request.

In case you agree with our goals, and wish to support the Institute, please, send your donation to this account:

OTP Bank NyRT. 11705008-29904518

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Institute for Capitalism and the Public Good maintains a Club which is a framework for discussions and discourse among sixty or more economic experts and scholars (enterpreneurs, managers, public servants, professors).Issues for discussions are partly raised by the researches conducted within the Institute, partly by actual problems.The Club convenes at least once in two months.

The Board of Trustees includes Zoltan Balazs (Chairman), Ferenc Denes, Robert Gal, Peter Kata, Csaba Lantos and Laszlo Urban. The Executive Committee includes Zoltan Balazs and Peter Kata.

Questions, comments on the Institute should be sent to the following address: info@kozjoeskapitalizmus.hu

Institute for Capitalism and the Public Good is an independent foundation for reseach and ecucation. It wants to reach out to people who wish to live a good and autonomous life, who do not expect the state to solve their problems, but strive to do this on their own, making their own efforts. This group may include enterpreneurs and university students, journalists and scholars, politicians and any citizens interested in public affairs. Institute for Capitalism and the Public Good wants to promote a form of capitalism in Hungary in which individuals are paid for their knowledge and achievements, and where those better off hold it their duty to help the poor, where prosperty presupposes honesty, and where dedication to values and good traditions is respected.
Institute for Capitalism and the Public Good wants to become a major voice in the public discourse on economic and social policies, to convince more and more people to embrace the values advanced above.
To achieve these goals, the Institute regularly publishes research findings, evaluations, policy analyses and summaries. To prepare these publications, the Institute applies independent, qualified, and distinguished researchers and scholars, who share its normative foundations, and it also draws on the work of economic experts who are members of its Club.

Good and well-functioning forms of capitalism and democracy are needed for Hungary to become a nation of satisfied and successful people. Good capitalism is founded upon the freedom, honesty, and trust of people; upon the respect of knowledge and achievement; upon the legitimacy and credibility of institutions; and the fairness and certainty of the laws guiding public affairs. Perverted capitalism is based upon deception, where the source of wealth is privilege or power; where public institutions are easily corruptible; where laws are regularly ignored; where the government protects the privileges of a few; and where public money creates private wealth, which all lead to unrest, apathy and economic disaster in a society. 

We must assure that our children and grandchildren inherit an honest and prosperous country. Therefore, we must take part in matters of public interest. Our goal is to assess the problems of the Hungarian economy and society, and to make recommendations to address them, so that a well-functioning democracy and capitalism is established benefiting the entire population.