Poland's Economic Reform: Myth or Reality?

In: Economic affairs: journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 55-57

Abstract

Repeated attempts to salvage Poland's wrecked economy by introducing market‐based reforms and more autonomy for enterprises have been constantly thwarted by the bureaucracy with a vested interest in the status quo. Party officials are unwilling to relinquish their control over supposedly autonomous managers. Poland seems doomed to continued poverty unless it rejects centralised control.