Poland's Protracted Transition
Subtitle: Institutional Change and Economic Growth, 19701994 (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 13, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9780521556392
Subjects: Macroeconomics; History - General History; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Development - Economic Development; Eastern Europe - Poland; General; Business & Economics : Development - Economic Development; Poland--Economic conditions; Political Science / Government / International; Political Science : General
First sentence: The Gierek period has been typically analysed from the point of view of why his economic policies ultimately failed, i.e., what specific forces were responsible for the economic crisis of 1979-82.