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From Solidarity to sellout : the restoration of capitalism in Poland /

In the 1980s and 90s, renowned Polish economist Tadeusz Kowalik played a leading role in the Solidarity movement, struggling alongside workers for an alternative to "really-existing socialism" that was cooperative and controlled by the workers themselves. In the ensuing two decades, "...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kowalik, Tadeusz
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Monthly Review Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Content; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: SHOCK AS THERAPY; 1. The Collapse of "Really Existing Socialism"; 2. The Neoliberal About-Face; 3. A Brief Compromise: The Round Table; 4. From Gradualism to "Jump"; 5. Great Systemic Choices; 6. The Balcerowicz Plan in Practice; 7. The Alternative after the Shock; PART TWO: ELITIST OWNERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS; 8. Ownership: From Taboo Topic to the Round Table Agreements; 9. Open and Hidden Privatization Strategies; 10. Ownership Transformations in Practice; 11. More on Enfranchisement and Foreign Capital; PART THREE: LOOKING AHEAD.
  • 12. Ownership in Different Types of Capitalism13. The New Order-A Civilization of Inequality?; 14. Start a Debate on Poland and the European Union; Chronology; Bibliography; Notes; Index.