The Polish road from socialism : the economics, sociology, and politics of transition /: the economics, sociology, and politics of transition. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Walter Connor and Piotr Ploszajski with Alex Inkeles and Włodzimierz Wesołowski.
• Other Names: Connor, Walter D; Płoszajski, Piotr
• Contents: Introduction: Background to crisis / W.D. Connor, P. Płoszajski -- Some practical problems of privatization: through Polish eyes / Jan Mujżel -- Poland and the international economy in the 1980s: the failure of reforming socialist foreign trade and prospects for the future / Ben Slay -- Resource allocation: capital / Keigh Crane -- Adjustment and competitiveness / Jan Bossak, Mojciech Bieńkowski -- Transformation of social order and legitimization of inequalities / Włodzimierz Wesołowski, Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński -- Society and bureaucracy / Adam Sarapata -- Attitudes on everyday life in the emerging postsocialist society / Piotr Łukasiewicz, Andrzej Siciński -- Public opinion, values, and economic reform / Krzysztof Nowak -- Public opinion in Poland's transition to market democracy / David S. Mason -- Participation and interests: dilemmas of the emerging social and political structure in Poland / Andrzej Rychard -- Polish elections of 1990: beyond the "pospolite ruszenie" / Krzysztof Jasiewicz -- The dilemma of political interests in the postcommunist transition / Jack Bielasiak -- Psychological dimensions of a sociopolitical change: the Polish case / Janusz Reykowski -- Political institutions in the process of transition to a postsocialist formation: Polish and comparative perspectives / Stanisław Gebethner -- The political attitudes of Polish society in the period of systemic transitions / Mirosława Marody -- The legacy of real socialism, group interests, and the search for a new utopia / Edmund Mokrzycki -- Transformations of normative foundations and empirical sociologies: class, stratification, and democracy in Poland / Michael D. Kennedy.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (400 pages)
• Subjects: 306/.09438; Socialism -- Poland -- History -- 20th century; Politics and government; Social conditions; Socialism; Demokratisierung; Gesellschaftsordnung; Politik; Transformation; Wirtschaftssystem; Aufsatzsammlung; Communisme; Economische verandering; Sociale verandering; Politieke verandering; Poland -- Social conditions -- 1980-1989; Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Poland; Polen; Aufsatzsammlung; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315487595; 1315487594
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