Article: Political polonaise. (forum attended by Polish Prime Minister Jozef Oleksy and US business leaders)(Panel Discussion)

Privatization and the rapid growth of a new entrepreneurial class have transformed Poland's once-stodgy, centrally planned economy. Recently, Poland's Prime Minister Jozef Oleksy - a former member of that centrally planned past - spoke with CEOs in New York, reassuring them that his government remains a committed partner in the dance of economic liberalization.

One of the first countries to shake off communist rule, Poland was also one of the first to reelect former communist politicians. Those 1993 elections were brought about by President Lech Walesa, former electrician and Solidarity leader, in the mistaken belief that he would consolidate his power and stabilize ...

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