Reinventing Poland: Economic and Political

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.

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Notes on contributors
Introduction	p. 1
Economic transformation and recent economic developments	p. 9
George Blazyca on shock therapy and the third way	p. 11
Poland's economic development level in comparative perspective, 1950-2005	p. 20
Foreign direct investment and the competitiveness of Polish manufacturing	p. 33
The macroeconomic effects of fiscal and monetary policy in Poland, 1993-2005	p. 47
EU accession and Polish politics	p. 69
Party politics in Poland after the 2005 elections	p. 71
Polish experiences with European policy coordination 1991-2006	p. 91
History and national identity	p. 107
Which way to Poland? Re-emerging from Romantic unity	p. 109
European civilisation or European civilisations: the EU as a 'Christian club'? Public opinion in Poland 2005	p. 128
Patriotic consumption: the origins and development of Polish vegetarianism	p. 150
Regional identity and citizenship in Silesia	p. 165
Issues in regional and local development	p. 179
Transport and economic development: comparisons and contrasts in theory, policy and practice between Poland and the UK	p. 181
EU funds in the Silesia region in the first years after accession (2004-06)	p. 204
The role of place marketing in multifunctional rural development	p. 226
Business angels in Scotland and Poland: the development of an informal venture capital market	p. 241
Index	p. 259
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Reinventing Poland: Economic and Political Transformation and Evolving National Identity

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