1st Edition
The Polish Dilemma Views From Within
258 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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Although much has been written about contemporary Poland, discussions that provide a balanced assessment of the current situation are in short supply. To correct that problem, this book offers a cross-section of intellectual opinion within Poland, including original research and works of synthesis that draw on Polish research and writing that have been, for the most part, inaccessible to scholars... Read more
Preface -- Introduction -- Politics and the State -- The Party System, Involvement in Politics, and Political Leadership -- The Contemporary Polish State: Structures and Functions -- Social Structures and Attitudes -- Change in Social Structure and the Increased Significance of the Working Class -- Polish Catholicism as an Expression of National Identity -- Socioeconomic Change and Dislocations -- Agriculture in Modern Poland -- Economic Development in Light of Regional Differences -- Rural-Urban Linkages and Change -- The Sources of Tension Within the System -- Problems in the Development of Social Infrastructure in Poland -- Sociopsychological Aspects of the Polish Crisis -- A Reassessment of the Polish Dilemma -- Politics, the Economy, and Society: How They Interrelate -- Some Lessons from the Historical Experience of Poland's Development
Biography
Lawrence S.Graham, Maria K. Ciechocińska
