The Poland of Solidarity, the Poland of Liberalism
The Poland of Solidarity, the Poland of Liberalism
Author(s): Jacek Koronacki Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Polish Institute of Houston
Summary/Abstract: There is more than one Poland. From the economic perspective, there is a Poland of those who share in, or benefit from, her relative well-being, and there is a Poland of those who do not, except that some of the latter are eligible for a minuscule unemployment benefit. Some of those who are destitute today did more as a group for the Solidarity movement’s success than all the intellectuals who also participated in the movement; others, now in their twenties, simply cannot get a job. The gap between these two Polands is considerable.[...]
Journal: The Sarmatian Review
- Issue Year: XXVI/2006
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 1205-1208
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English