Transforming Economic Systems: The Case of Poland

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. Economics and Politics of Transformation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Systemic Change to a Market Economy: General Issues and First Experiences in Poland

      • Thomas Apolte, Feliks Gradalski

      Pages 3-22

   3. Reformers, Rent-Seekers, Free Riders: Systemic Transformation in Poland

      • Marion Weber, Adam Glapinski

      Pages 23-41

   4. The Game for Power in a State: The Changes of the Polish Electoral Law

      • Jacenty Siewierski, Otto F. Bode

      Pages 42-54

3. Crucial Areas of Transformation Policy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55

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   2. Privatization in Poland: A Property Rights Approach

      • Andrea Franz, Alfred Schipke, Mieczyslaw Groszek

      Pages 57-76

   3. The Strive for a Competitive Order: An Evaluation of the Polish Antitrust Endeavors

      • Martin Kessler, Henryk Mozaryn

      Pages 77-89

   4. The Role of Monetary Policy for the Polish Economy in Transition

      • Manfred Kremer, Martin Gilles, Jerzy Zdrzalka

      Pages 90-119

   5. Social Policy in Poland

      • Christel Naujoks, Piotr Bledowski

      Pages 120-141

4. Internationalization as a Supportive Factor

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. Chances and Limits of the Internationalization of Poland’s Pharmaceutical Industry

      • Wilfried Boroch

      Pages 145-164

   3. The Transformation of the Polish Economy: The Role of Joint Ventures

      • Peter Kürble, Perdita Wingender

      Pages 165-179

This book deals with the transformation of the Polish centrally-planned system to a western-type market system. Poland represents the most interesting case to study as it runs an unprecedentedly radical and fast course of reform. The book provides insights in the theoretical foundations of the transformation of an economic system as well as a critical assessment of first experiences in Poland. As the authors develop theoretical approaches as well as study the empirical situation, thebook offers valuable insights both to the reader who is rather theoreticallyinterested and to a pragmatically orientated audience. One of the main features of the book is the broad variety of the subjects chosen for analysis and of the respective approaches taken by the authors who mostly specialize in the fields they worked on for this book.

• economic systems
• monetary policy
• social policy
• systemic transformation

• Department of Economics, University of Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany

  Manfred Kremer, Marion Weber

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