| The Political Economy of Poland's Transition: New Firms and Reform Governments Contributor(s): Jackson, John E. (Author), Klich, Jacek (Author), Poznanska, Krystyna (Author) |
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ISBN: 110740522X ISBN-13: 9781107405226 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Political Science |
| Dewey: 330.943 |
| Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the time span of a two-term US presidency, Poland went from an authoritarian one-party state with a faltering centrally planned economy to become a relatively stable multiparty democracy and a market economy with one of the highest GDP growth rates in Europe. A central feature of these economic and political reforms is a high rate of entry of new, domestically owned firms. This book uses detailed economic and political data to examine how these new firms contributed to the Polish transition. The authors test propositions about why some regions have more new firms than others and how the success of these new firms contributed to political constituencies that supported economically liberal parties. The book concludes by contrasting the Polish with the experiences of other transitional countries. |
