Most peasants lingered in the villages, and in the 1930s Hungarians in rural areas were extremely dissatisfied. Hungary's foreign debt ballooned as Bethlen expanded the bureaucracy to absorb the university graduates who, if left idle, might have threatened civil order.
Many peasants stayed in their villages, and in the 1930s, Hungarians in rural areas were highly displeased. Hungary's foreign liabilities escalated as Bethlen expanded the administrative structure to include university graduates who, if unoccupied, might have destabilized society.