Fazy wzrostu gospodarki polskiej po 1918 roku
Stages of growth in Polish economy after 1918

Summary/Abstract: Analysis of Polish economic growth after 1918 indicates that both the Second Republic, the Polish People's Republic and the Third Republic, in spite of relatively long periods of good times, failed to solve the basic problems of development. In the years between the world wars, strong regional disparities were not overcome, while a multimillion agrarian overpopulation was the main reason for the poverty among a large part of society. Lasting until 1978, the economic growth of the Polish People's Republic admittedly solved a number of problems inherited from the Second Republic, but created new ones as well. Permanent shortages of consumer goods and neglect of infrastructure brought about repeated outbursts of public outrage against the communist government. Its collapse in 1989 enabled economic reforms aimed at creating a market economy. Initially, they led to transformational depression, but around 1992, the Polish economy found itself on a growth path. The accompanying social disparities have been eased following Poland's joining the European Union, which has helped sustain long-term economic growth.

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