Transforming Economic Systems: The Case of Poland With the Cooperati
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 insight
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Manfred Kremer· Marion Weber (Eds.)
Transforming Economic Systems: The Case of Poland With the Cooperation of Feliks Gradalski
With 6 Figures
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
Series Editor Werner A. Muller Editors Dipl.-Okonom Manfred Kremer Dipl.-Okonom Marion Weber, M.B.A. Department of Economics University of Duisburg LotharstraBe 65 D-4100 Duisburg, FRG
ISBN 978-3-7908-0585-7 ISBN 978-3-642-51556-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-51556-9 CIP-Titelaufnahme der Deutschen Bibliothek Transforming Economic Systems: the case of Poland / Manfred Kremer· Marion Weber (eds.). With the cooperation ofF. Gradalski. - Heidelberg: Physica-Verl., 1992 (Contributions to economics) NE: Kremer, Manfred [Hrsg.] This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part ofthe material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustration, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereofis only permitted under the provisions ofthe German Copyright Law of September 9,1965, in its version of June 24,1985, and a copyright fee must always be paid. Violations fall under the prosecution act of the German Copyright Law. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992 Originally published by Physica-Verlag Heidelberg in 1992. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
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EDITORS' PREFACE The transformation of the centrally-planned economic systems in Eastern Europe into Western-type market economies is certainly the predominant challenge facing policy makers in the East and West. A successful completion of the transformation is not only imperative in order to achieve a marked and sustained improvement in the living conditions in these countries, but will also prove crucial to the policy of detente and consequential for the future shape of the world economy. As is illustrated by the history of economic thought, there is an intimate interrelation
between (economic) reality and (economic) theory. Reality produces the facts that constitute the priority subject of economic theory. Theoretical insights, in turn, contribute to the shaping of economic reality by providing justifications for policy measures. It always takes time, however, for economic policy to provide well-grounded answers to questions of common concern - a time lag which is prolonged by t
