ELITA MAJĄTKOWA WARSZAWY LAT SIEDEMDZIESIĄTYCH XX WIEKU
THE WEALTH ELITE OF WARSAW IN THE 1970S
Author(s): Marcin WrońskiSubject(s): Political history, Social history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Warsaw; wealth distribution; wealth tax; Polish People’s Republic; real socialism;
Summary/Abstract: Based on administrative data from the collection of the extraordinary wealth tax implemented in 1974, we identify the richest citizens of Warsaw. The value of the top wealth was smaller than in the interwar period and after the economic transition, but still significant (starting at 30 years of the average wage). The wealthiest citizens of socialist Warsaw had two com- mon characteristics: the place of residence (Stary Żoliborz) and belonging to intelligentsia (representation of culture and academia was particularly strong). The wealth stratification of society in the era of real socialism fundamentally differed from that in the market economy.
Journal: Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 85
- Page Range: 227-248
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish
