The First Years of the Triffin Szirák Foundation in Hungary

The following notes explores the historical and intellectual foundations of a small but important thinktank in the Hungarian postSoviet life: the TriffinSzirak foundation, established in 1990. It underlines the connections with key figures for the reform of the international monetary system, such as Robert Triffìn and William Fellner, and it traces its strong connections with the Robert Trifffin International. [Publisher's text]