Poland had begun economic reforms in 1987 in response to Gorbechev's effort to reform the Soviet economy. Government subsidies were eliminated. The results of these changes were dramatic. Consumer prices escalated. This 1997 and 1998 U.S. State Department Report on the Polish economic and investment also contains useful tips for doing business and traveling in Poland.
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