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Reinventing Poland Economic and Political Transformation and Evolving National Identity

Edited By Martin Myant, Terry Cox Copyright 2008
    288 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    288 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    The end of communism and accession to the European Union have had a huge impact on Poland.  This book provides an overall assessment of the post-1989 transformation in Poland.  It focuses in particular on four key themes: economic transformation and its outcomes; the heritage of the past and national identity; regional development in Poland including the implications of EU accession for regional development; and political developments both before and after EU accession.  In addition the book shows how changes in all these areas are related, and emphasises the overall common themes.  The book is in memory of George Blazyca, of the University of Paisley, whose work on the political economy of transition in Poland is highly regarded, and who did a great deal to support the work of Polish academic colleagues and to promote the work of young scholars.

    Contents

    List of figures

    List of tables

    Notes on contributors

    Preface

    Introduction

    Part I Economic transformation and recent economic developments

    1 George Blazyca on shock therapy and the third way

    TADEUSZ KOWALIK

    2 Poland’s economic development level in comparative perspective, 1950-2005

    RYSZARD RAPACKI

    3 Foreign direct investment and the competitiveness of Polish manufacturing

    MARZENNA ANNA WERESA

    4 The macroeconomic effects of fiscal and monetary policy in Poland, 1993-2005 MARIAN GÓRSKI

    Part II EU accession and Polish politics

    5 Party Politics in Poland after the 2005 Elections.

    FRANCES MILLARD

    6 Polish Experiences with European Policy Coordination 1991-2006

    JOWANKA JAKUBEK

    Part III History and national identity

    7 Which way to Poland? Re-emerging from romantic unity.

    EWA SIDORENKO

    8 European Civilisation or European Civilisations: the EU as a ‘Christian Club’?: Public opinion in Poland 2005.

    CLARE MCMANUS- CZUBINSKA AND BILL MILLER

    9 Patriotic Consumption. The origins and development of Polish vegetarianism

    EWA KOKOSZYCKA

    10 Regional identity and citizenship in Silesia

    KRYSTIAN HEFFNER

    Part IV Issues in regional and local development

    11 Transport and economic development: comparisons and contrasts in theory, policy and practice between Poland and the UK

    EAMONN JUDGE

    12 EU funds in the Silesia Region in the first years after accession (2004-2006) ADAM DROBNIAK

    13 The role of placemarketing in multifunctional rural development

    ROBERT ROMANOWSKI

    14 Business Angels in Scotland and Poland: the development of an informal venture capital market

    MIKE DANSON, EWA HELINSKA-HUGHES, STUART PAUL, GEOFF WHITTAM AND MICHAEL HUGHES

    Biography

    Martin Myant, Terry Cox

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