Post by Jaga on Sept 7, 2010 10:24:48 GMT -7
Please, read the newest article:
www.polishsite.us/index.php/politics-and-economy/socio-economic-issues/454.html
below are some fragments
It is hard to imagine how much Poland changed during the last twenty years. One can argue, the whole world changed, the progress is much faster now than ever before but... Poland went not only through the civilization progress like almost any other country but it drastically changed its economical system.
Economical progress was delayed during the communism in Eastern Block while in the same time life became so much easier for Westen European societies. Therefore, when Eastern Europe finally opened their boarders, when the Berlin wall felt and when we joined the European Union, Poland had to do much bigger step to even up with the rest of Europe.
It was uneasy to live during communism. It is hard for me to imagine to go back to these times. We had to get used to the state of nearly permanent economical crisis on 60s, 70s and 80s and the constant imbalance between the supply and demand.
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The initial transition from communism to capitalism was very fast. It all started in 1988 with the last communistic government of Mieczyslaw Rakowski who was previously a main editor of "Polityka" - a respected journal. Rakowski's government allowed the market to dictate the prices for basic products. I remember I was working as a tour guide in Eastern Germany this summer. I called my mother home worrying how my family is surviving a sudden change. My mother sounded comforting. According to her, the food prices increased indeed, but they stabilized at some realistic level so that finally the majority of products were available on the market without standing in long lines for many hours.
The small businesses grew everywhere. I remember walking through the center of my hometown Krakow and seeing sudden changes. The stores were growing like mushrooms after a good rain and streets were cleaner and more colorful. Unfortunately, the progress was uneven. In my work place - Institute of Nuclear Physics in Krakow - the clock was stopped. Many highly educated people worked there but the salaries were low and they were not keeping a pace with the rest of the society. Many people either went to work abroad temporarily or stayed there forever, since there could not see their future in Poland. This was not a new trend, young and highly educated people were leaving Poland in big numbers since the beginning of the 80s and this trend continued until the beginning of 90s. In the early 90s some good paid jobs were created in Polish bank industry and these jobs were taken by many Physics and Math graduates.
www.polishsite.us/index.php/politics-and-economy/socio-economic-issues/454.html
below are some fragments
It is hard to imagine how much Poland changed during the last twenty years. One can argue, the whole world changed, the progress is much faster now than ever before but... Poland went not only through the civilization progress like almost any other country but it drastically changed its economical system.
Economical progress was delayed during the communism in Eastern Block while in the same time life became so much easier for Westen European societies. Therefore, when Eastern Europe finally opened their boarders, when the Berlin wall felt and when we joined the European Union, Poland had to do much bigger step to even up with the rest of Europe.
It was uneasy to live during communism. It is hard for me to imagine to go back to these times. We had to get used to the state of nearly permanent economical crisis on 60s, 70s and 80s and the constant imbalance between the supply and demand.
...
The initial transition from communism to capitalism was very fast. It all started in 1988 with the last communistic government of Mieczyslaw Rakowski who was previously a main editor of "Polityka" - a respected journal. Rakowski's government allowed the market to dictate the prices for basic products. I remember I was working as a tour guide in Eastern Germany this summer. I called my mother home worrying how my family is surviving a sudden change. My mother sounded comforting. According to her, the food prices increased indeed, but they stabilized at some realistic level so that finally the majority of products were available on the market without standing in long lines for many hours.
The small businesses grew everywhere. I remember walking through the center of my hometown Krakow and seeing sudden changes. The stores were growing like mushrooms after a good rain and streets were cleaner and more colorful. Unfortunately, the progress was uneven. In my work place - Institute of Nuclear Physics in Krakow - the clock was stopped. Many highly educated people worked there but the salaries were low and they were not keeping a pace with the rest of the society. Many people either went to work abroad temporarily or stayed there forever, since there could not see their future in Poland. This was not a new trend, young and highly educated people were leaving Poland in big numbers since the beginning of the 80s and this trend continued until the beginning of 90s. In the early 90s some good paid jobs were created in Polish bank industry and these jobs were taken by many Physics and Math graduates.