Through the Back Door - The Black Market in Poland 1944-1989 (Hardcover, New edition)

This book analyzes the history of the black market in Poland before the 1940s and the development of black-market phenomena in post-war Poland. The author evaluates the interrelation between black-market phenomena and historical and geographical conditions. At first, the black market stabilized the system by making it more flexible and creating a margin of freedom, albeit in the short term. In the long run, the informal economic activities of the people ran counter to and undermined the official ideology of the state. The author concludes that in post-war Poland, owing to a singular coincidence of historical, political, economic and social factors, the second economy had its own unique character and an endemic presence that loomed large in the Soviet Bloc.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Contemporary History, 5
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Jerzy Kochanowski
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	436
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-65585-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-631-65585-1
Barcode:	9783631655856

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