Transformation in Poland and in the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing Experiences

Trialog came across a very interesting publication by Katrzyna Zukrowska, Polish professor of economic sciences form the Warsaw School of Economics, specialising in the economy transformation in Poland after 1989, development and economic growth. Following many interesting positions in her portfolio, Mrs Żukrowska’s new publication is an interesting source for those interested in lessons learnt and good practices concerning the economic transformation, especially for pre-accession countries or new members of the EU.

The book contains 11 chapters: 6 deal with the Polish transformation, 5 with the transformation in Southern Mediterranean Region. The Authors are scientists from Algeria, Greece, Poland, Turkey and the USA. The experiences of Poland and Mediterranean economies are compared and summed up in the last part which shows the common elements as well as differences in applied strategies of change". The essays on transformation in Poland concentrate on main areas which mattered in the process of changes in this country, ie.: economy, politics, international environment of changes, education, accountancy, sector of small and medium sector companies, problem of catching up resulted by the transformation. The experience concerning Southern Mediterranean covers some common areas for the region (like migration, increasing role of the NGO’s in political life, and pattern of regional cooperation), as well as some case studies like comparisons between transformation in Turkey and the Central East economies, political implications of liberalization of the economy illustrated by the Egyptian case and economic results of transformation in Jordan.

For more details and a table of contents please check the website

K. Żukrowska (ed.), Transformation in Poland and in the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing Experiences, Poltext, Warsaw 2011.

Information provided by Monika Matus and Ulrike Bey, TRIALOG