Ewolucja działań publicznych służb zatrudnienia w latach 1918-1939 i 1944-1949. Zarys problematyki
The evolution of the Polish public action of employment services in the years 1918-1939 and 1944-1949. An outline of the issues

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The purpose is to show (in a synthetic way) the direction of the changes in the sphere of the employment policy, with special reference to activities of the public employment services after World War II. Due to the wide range of the research issues, the considerations are limited to legal aspects, organizational transformations, goals and directions of the activity of these services, and omit their effectiveness. Research method – The article uses scientific historical methods: philological and statistical. An analysis of the source texts of state provenance was carried out: legal acts, printed sources (mainly statistical), archival sources. Results – The public employment services in Poland were evolving in the years 1918-1949. The changes concerned the organizational structure, the legal basis for functioning and tasks. In 1918-1939, labour institutions were the basic institutions of the labour market. Their activity was aimed at mitigating the effects of unemployment. In the years 1944-1949, employment policies were implemented at the local level by the employment offices. Their task was to provide full employment and rational use of labour force.

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