ABSTRACT

Poland's transition from socialism to capitalism has largely been praised as a success story. In reality, however, according to this study, Poland's case is an 'incomplete' transition.
Looking at the processes involved in economic transition, covering key issues including financial markets, labour markets, competition and intervention, social security, property rights and attitudes towards the changing political economy, this book provides a wide-ranging and invaluable study of economic development. It will be of great use to economists, those involved in Russian and East European studies, and political scientists.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

Seven years' experience

chapter |14 pages

Building Institutions in the Third Republic

A distorted rule-making process

chapter |15 pages

The Financial Markets

Underdeveloped rather than distorted

chapter |14 pages

The Labor Market

Distorted rather than underdeveloped

chapter |21 pages

The Social Security System

Prospects for changing the pension scheme