Poland [electronic resource] : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Glenn E. Curtis.

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Online Access: Full Text (via HeinOnline)
Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Other Authors: Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon), 1946-
Other title:HeinOnline index title: Country studies, Poland.
HeinOnline world constitutions illustrated.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
Edition:3rd edition.
Series:DA pam ; 550-162.
Area handbook series.
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500 |a "Supersedes the 1984 edition of Poland: a country study, edited by Harold D. Nelson"--Title page verso. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index. 
505 0 |a Early history until 1385. The origins of Poland ; The medieval era ; Integration into European civilization -- The Jagiellon era, 1385-1572. The Polish-Lithuanian union ; The "golden age" of the sixteenth century -- The noble republic, 1572-1795. The elective monarchy ; The deluge, 1648-67 ; Decay of the commonwealth ; The three partitions, 1764-95 -- Partitioned Poland. The Napoleonic period ; The impact of nationalism and Romanticism ; The era of national insurrections ; The time of "organic work" ; Social and political transformation -- Independence won and lost, 1914-45. World War I ; Interwar Poland ; World War II ; The Polish People's Republic . Consolidation of communist power ; From Stalinism to the Polish October ; The gathering crisis of People's Poland, 1956-1980 ; The birth of solidarity ; The Jaruzelski interlude ; The 1989 elections and their aftermath -- Physical setting. Topography ; Drainage ; Climate -- Environment and pollution. Environmental conditions and crises ; Environmental groups ; Government environmental policy -- Demography. Languages ; Population growth and structure ; Population density and distribution -- The social order. Ethnic groups ; The intelligentsia ; The working classes ; Social relationships ; The role of women -- Housing. Communist housing policy ; Polish housing in practice ; Housing after 1989 -- Religion. The Polish Catholic Church and the state ; The Polish Catholic Church and the people ; Other churches -- Education. The education tradition ; Eras of repression ; The drive for education reform ; Structure of the education system -- Health and welfare. Health conditions ; The health care system ; Health issues ; The welfare system -- Natural resources. Minerals and fuels ; Agricultural resources ; Labor force -- The economy under the communist system. System structure ; Development strategy -- Development of the centrally planned economy. Establishing the planning formula ; Retrenchment and adjustment in the 1960s ; Reliance on technology in the 1970s ; Reform failure in the 1980s -- After the fall of the communist system. Marketization and stabilization ; Macroeconomic indicators for 1990-91 ; The external balance of the economy ; The privatization process ; Economic policy making in the 1990s -- Structure of the economy. Fuels and energy ; Extractive and manufacturing industries ; Agriculture ; Fishing and forestry ; Transportation and communications ; Banking and finance -- Foreign trade. The foreign trade mechanism ; Postcommunist policy adjustments ; Foreign investment -- Economic prospects -- Political setting. The Round Table Agreement ; The Mazowiecki government ; Popular election of a president ; The Bielecki government ; The parliamentary elections of October 1991 ; The Olszewski government ; The Pawlak interlude ; The Suchocka government -- The constitution. The constitution of 1952 ; Constitutional revisions after April 1989 -- Government structure. Presidency ; Sejm ; Senate ; Supreme Control Chamber ; Council of Ministers ; Regional and local government ; Judicial system -- Political parties. Solidarity ; Center Alliance ; Democratic Union ; Liberal-Democratic Congress ; Beer-Lovers' Party ; Peasant Alliance ; Christian National Union ; Party of Christian Democrats ; Confederation for an Independent Poland ; PZPR and successor parties ; Polish Peasant Party -- Politics and the media. The early opposition press ; Liberalization in the 1980s ; The end of press censorship ; Book publishing ; Radio and television -- Foreign relations. Soviet Union and Russia ; Other former Soviet Republics ; Southern neighbors and the Visegrád triangle ; Germany ; The United States ; Other Western countries ; International organizations -- Development of the armed forces. The medieval times to World War I ; The interwar years ; World War II ; The communist era -- National security policy. Threat perception ; Military doctrine ; Strategy and tactics ; Military cooperation and. 
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