When it seems that everything or nearly everything has been said about the prerequisites and prospects of economic growth – in the Polish context, too (Kolodko 2002b and 2002c; Noga 2004) – it is worthwhile to revisit certain aspects of this phenomenon, which is of vital importance for the...

Progress in achieving institutional changes should be evaluated through the prism of their influence on the development abilities of the relevant country. In Poland, during 20 years of comprehensive systemic shift, GDP increased more than in any other postsocialist country. To judge the...

Over 1.8 billion people, from Central Europe to East Asia, have been involved in the great systemic transformation to market economy, civic society and democracy. The process has brought mixed fruits. The diversification of the current situation is a result of both the legacy from the past and...