Institutional Barriers to Economic Development: Poland's Incomplete Transition (Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition, 2)

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. Edited By Jan Winiecki. First Published 1996 As A Monograph No. 26 By Adam Smith Research Centre, Warsaw, As The Final Report For The International Center For Economic Growth, San Francisco--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 104-109) And Index. In 1989 it became obvious even for the politically blind that the combination of communist political monopoly and socialist economic institutions had finally run its course.