From Autarchy to Market: Polish Economics and Politics, 1945-1995 [Hardcover]

Richard J. Hunter Jr. (Author), Leo V. Ryan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0275962199 | ISBN-13: 978-0275962197 | Edition: 1ST

From the ashes of World War II to the impending obstacles of the new millennium, this multidisciplinary study examines Poland's recent economic and political development. It examines the creation and collapse of the system of central planning, the pre-Solidarity period, the rise of KOR and the Solidarity Movement, and the Polish August of 1980— leading to the imposition of Martial Law in December 1981. This comprehensive and integrated view of nearly a half-century of change is presented in a clear, non-technical manner, encompassing economic, financial, legal, and political issues.

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"The team of Richard J. Hunter and Leo V. Ryan has produced a superb, readable book that will be required reading for anyone trying to understand the unprecedented transformation taking place in Poland since the fall of communism in 1989. Based on the latest available research on both sides of the Atlantic, this synthetic study traces and analyzes the painful process by which Polish society organically rejects communism and accepts capitalism and pluralist democracy. The authors masterfully examine the complex political and economic factors, the ups and downs, in this transition. At the same time they pay appropriate attention to the leading actors (Walesa, Mazowiecki, Pope John Paul II, Balcerowicz, Kuron, etc.) in this historical drama. The book does not minimize the social costs involved in this process for which there is no economic model, but it points to the benefits derived by 1995 that have prompted some observers to describe Poland as "the Tiger of Eastern Europe.""-Thaddeus V. Gromada, Executive Director The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, Inc.

Book Description

From the ashes of World War II to the triumph of Solidarity and the emergence of a new economic and political system, this book examines Poland's March to Market and the obstacles the approach to the new millennium may pose.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Praeger; 1ST edition (October 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275962199
• ISBN-13: 978-0275962197
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,767,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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