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Privatization in Poland: Politics, Society, and the Law *
Author(s) -
CZYNCZYK ANDRZEJ ARTUR
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9930.1991.tb00065.x
Subject(s) - compromise , politics , state (computer science) , law and economics , political economy , social contract , inequality , economic system , law , political science , property (philosophy) , economics , market economy , sociology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , algorithm , computer science , philosophy , epistemology
The paper presents the beginning and the initial results of the process of privatization in Poland. Starting from the summer of 1990 it examines the political debate on the Privatization Act and corresponding social reaction. It shows how the society answers such important questions as: who, and on what principles, is to take over the hitherto state‐owned property? The next question is on the content of the “social contract on privatization”: the legal starting point and the first empirical results. It appears that the most visible social effect was the growth in the inequalities between workers and the elites of the society. The role of workers in the process of transformation is also of special interest. Finally, the paper examines the role of privatization law, which on the one hand presents a compromise between the ruling class and the society and on the other hand has been replaced by current privatization policy.