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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.[...]

  • Issue Year: XXVI/2006
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 1205-1208
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English
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