Poland into the New
Millennium
It is a widely held belief
that the Polish experience of system transformation following the final collapse of 'real
socialism' in 1989 is one of the 'best'. Poland into the New Millennium surveys the
country's post-communist transformation as it prepares for the challenges of the early
years of the new century.
The contributors describe key
aspects of system transformation in order to promote better understanding of the nature of
the processes introduced to the economy and society since 1989. The book seeks to
illustrate what has been achieved - and what has not - and tentatively explores likely
future developments in relation to the problems that may lie ahead.
Entry into the European Union
figures as a major issue, but the volume contains sometimes controversial and divergent
interpretations of the underlying dynamic shaping Polish society in the new millennium.
This comprehensive and
multidisciplinary book will be invaluable to researchers, lecturers and students concerned
with post-communist transformation across the social sciences and will be of great
importance to members of international organisations, consultancies and financial
institutions with a particular interest in Poland.
George Blazyca is Director of
the Centre of Contemporary European Studies and Professor of Economics at the University
of Paisley, UK and Ryszard Rapacki is Professor and Head of the Economics Department at
the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.
316 pages