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Poland’s Unplanned Transition

Posted by on Nov 3, 2014 in Blog, Eastern Europe, Featured, Uncategorized |
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2 comments Compared to the other countries in the region, Poland’s transition to democracy and a market economy seemed to involve a great deal of negotiation. The country embarked on Round Table negotiations in spring 1989 that prepared the way for semi-free parliamentary elections on June 4 of that year. The negotiations also included discussions on economic transformation, and the representatives from...
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The Land of Junk Contracts

Posted by on Oct 20, 2014 in Blog, Eastern Europe, Featured, Uncategorized |
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0 comments The Poles call them umowa śmieciowa or “junk contracts.” If you’re young and lucky enough to have a job in Poland these days, it’s likely to be short-term and come without benefits. Ten percent of young people (up to the age of 25) are working in the black market, and another 25 percent have part-time or short-term work. Of the rest, most have job contracts that provide little in the way...
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