From Solidarity to sellout : the restoration of capitalism in Poland / by Tadeusz Kowalik ; translated by Eliza Lewandowska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kowalik, Tadeusz.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-communism--Economic aspects--Poland.

Post-communism.

Poland--Economic conditions--1990-.

Poland.

Poland--Economic policy--1990-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Monthly Review Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the 1980s and 90s, renowned Polish economist Tadeusz Kowalik played a leading role in the Solidarity movement, struggling alongside workers for an alternative to ""really-existing socialism"" that was cooperative and controlled by the workers themselves. In the ensuing two decades, ""really-existing"" socialism has collapsed, capitalism has been restored, and Poland is now among the most unequal countries in the world. Kowalik asks, how could this happen in a country that once had the largest and most militant labor movement in Europe? This book takes readers inside the debates within Sol

Contents:

Cover; Content; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: SHOCK AS THERAPY; 1. The Collapse of "Really Existing Socialism"; 2. The Neoliberal About-Face; 3. A Brief Compromise: The Round Table; 4. From Gradualism to "Jump"; 5. Great Systemic Choices; 6. The Balcerowicz Plan in Practice; 7. The Alternative after the Shock; PART TWO: ELITIST OWNERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS; 8. Ownership: From Taboo Topic to the Round Table Agreements; 9. Open and Hidden Privatization Strategies; 10. Ownership Transformations in Practice; 11. More on Enfranchisement and Foreign Capital; PART THREE: LOOKING AHEAD

12. Ownership in Different Types of Capitalism13. The New Order-A Civilization of Inequality?; 14. Start a Debate on Poland and the European Union; Chronology; Bibliography; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781583672983

1583672982

9781583672990

1583672990

OCLC:

812924910