,The Economic Roots of the Polish Revolt

The Economic Roots of the Polish Revolt


 

Publication Date: February 1981

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): William L. Scully; Karol Bartowiak

Research Area: Politics

Keywords: Europe

Type: Report

Coverage: Poland

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the policies, primarily economic, of Gierek and Premier Piotr Jaroszewicz inevitably led to the strikes and to an unsettling realization of the need for extensive economic changes within the Polish nation.