Surviving in Poland: The Fall of Communism Was Good for Wine Drinkers, Writes Roger ScrutonIn the days of communism, visits to Poland required moral fibre of the highest order. Every...Scruton, Roger
With the fall of communism and the demise of Comecon, the Polish economy became increasingly involved in the market-oriented global economy, for which it was ill-suited. To try to achieve economic stability, the postcommunist government introduced an approach known as “shock therapy,” which ...
After the fall of communism, in 1991, the first fully free parliamentary election since World War II resulted in representation for 29 political parties. In 1999, Poland became part of NATO, along with the Czech Republic and Hungary. Poland is one of the fastest growing economies, being the ...
AFTER THE FALL OF THE COMMUNIST SYSTEM Marketization and Stabilization Required Short-Term Changes The Shock Strategy Initial Results Long-Term Requirements Macroeconomic Indicators for 1990-91 Price Increases Impact on Productivity and Wages Statistical Distortions ...
Poland has long been haemorrhaging skilled workers to other EU states where they can find better paying jobs, posing both a long-term demographic risk and short-term problem finding enough labourers to continue the country’s streak of economic growth since the fall of communism in 1989. ...
Polish cities have changed immensely over the last decades (due to the fall of communism) but they have preserved their centuries-old traditions and historic landmarks. The truth is that if you visit any Polish city or small town you can be ...
During the transition period that began in 1989 after the fall of communism, Poland’s welfare system underwent substantial decentralisation and restructuring. In 1991 and early 1992 a series of laws drastically reduced the coverage of unemployment benefits. Pension benefit levels were lowered by peggin...
The fall of communism is also a consequence of the policies pursued by Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviet leader clearly did not understand to what extent the external empire was an integral part of the entire system. Today, Russians strongly criticise Gorbachev for the decisions he made at the end...
Poland has had an exceptionally turbulent thousand-year history marked by extremes of national greatness and decline including patrition and foreign occupation. Currently undergoing another dramatic transformation, Poland has been building a democratic and market system since the fall of communism. The lar...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — American soldiers rolled into Poland on Thursday, fulfilling a dream some Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have U.S. troops on their soil as a deterrent against Russia. Some people waved and held up American flags as U.S. troops in tanks ...