Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Glossary
1. Introduction: Poland's New Capitalism
2. Crisis, Revolt, Reform And Repression: Poland 1945 To 1990
3. The Leap To Global Capitalism: 1990 Onwards
4. 'Not Just An Inside Job': Constructing Consent For Neoliberalism
5. Catching Up Or Lagging Behind? Poland In The Global Division Of Labour
6. The 'Shock Troops' Of Foreign Capital
7. Every Day Life Under Neoliberalism: Work And Welfare
8. Workers' Organisations In A Global Economy
9. 'No More Stockings And Red Carnations': Women, Transformation And Resistance
10. Political Parties And New Movements
11. Prospects For The Future
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Jane Hardy is a Professor of Political Economy at the University of Hertfordshire's Business School. She has written and published widely from research which she has carried out on capital, labour and the politics of transformation which she has carried out in the last ten years.

Reviews

'With its historical, political, and class-based critique, this book is one of the best yet on Poland's post-communist experience'
*David Ost, Professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, New York, and author of The Defeat of Solidarity (2005)*

'An important book that will surely prove influential in shaping our understanding of the uneven consequences of, and changing power relations associated with, post-socialist transformations'
*Adrian Smith, Professor of Human Geography, Queen Mary, University of London*

'Although Poland is allegedly Eastern Europe's economic tiger, over 50 percent of its population live below the welfare line. This fascinating book documents the brutal restoration of capitalism in Poland and provides an overview of the new forms of social resistance that are responding to the failure of Poland's new capitalism'
*Przemyslaw Wielgosz, editor Le Monde diplomatique – Polish edition*