Special Report on
High unemployment in Poland
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Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Powstania Styczniowego 9B, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland Address correspondence to Pawel Zagozdzon, E-mail: pzagoz{at}amg.gda.pl Background There were few reports about the relationship between unemployment and mortality in Central Eastern European countries experiencing economic transition. Methods This study measures overall and cause-specific mortality rates in 47 247 subjects registered as unemployed in Danzig City and Danzig County for the period of 1999 and 2004 and compares them with the age-matched general population. Results In unemployed male subjects, ...
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Development and Transition: Poland's very difficult labour market
Poland is widely regarded as one of the most successful transition economies, with GDP per-capita in 2005 some 50 per cent above 1990 levels. On the other hand, according to the World Bank’s November 2005 regional poverty study, Poland is one of two countries in the Europe and CIS region in which absolute poverty rates have risen in recent years.1 Poland’s labour market trends may well have something to do with this: Polish unemployment rates have been among Europe’s highest since the mid-1990s. Improvements in the areas of poverty and social inclusion in Poland are unlikely if the unemployment situation is not addressed. What ...
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Heart of the Country" in the communist era. Since the fall of communism, these heavy industries, mainly steel works, have been in decline and the region suffers from high unemployment rates. There are, in addition, several mountainous areas where the landscape is relatively preserved. Nowadays, the economy of the region benefits from its location on the borders of two other Central European countries: Poland and Slovakia.
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carries an interview with Leszek Balcerowicz, the man who administered economic "shock therapy" to Poland, freeing the market almost overnight in 1990. To some he is a bete noire; for others an economic genius. The interrogation was carried out by Slawomir Popowski and Dariusz Rosiak. Balcerowicz invited the reader to look at developed countries with particularly high structural unemployment, a problem which mainly concerns, he says, three countries: Italy, France and Germany. Social interventionism by the state is the cause of the great social problem there that is unemployment. ... Read More
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HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN POLAND
Programs that help the unemployed start their own businesses have
proven to be a potentially cost-effective tool in job creation in a
number of industrial countries. They are not a panacea, however. Job creation is an important concern not only in transition and
developing countries with high unemployment rates but also in many
industrial countries, especially in Western Europe, where unemployment
has risen sharply in recent years. Since the late 1970s, a number of
governments have introduced programs that help unemployed workers set up
their own businesses. Self-employment programs are not a cure for unemployment - a ...
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Thirty years ago, a trade union forced the Communist Party into a retreat that marked the beginning of the end of Soviet Europe. Solidarity's legacy – for Poland and beyond – mustn't be forgotten, writes Neal Ascherson Thirty years ago, ordinary people challenged an armed dictatorship, and won. On 31 August 1980, the strikers in the Lenin Shipyard at Gdansk forced the
Communist authorities in Poland to sign an agreement. It promised them –
among many other lesser things – a free and independent trade union, the
liberation of political prisoners, plural and uncensored media and the ...
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Poland is described in column 3, which summarises the findings of the following three sections. By Michał Narożny*. High unemployment in Poland – not only ...
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Constitution: The constitution now in effect was approved by a national referendum on May 25, 1997. The constitution codifies Poland's democratic norms and establishes checks and balances among the president, prime minister, and parliament. It also enhances several key elements of democracy, including judicial review and the legislative process, while continuing to guarantee the wide range of civil rights, such as the right to free speech, press, and assembly, which Poles have enjoyed since 1989. Branches: Executive --head of state (president), head of government (prime minister). Legislative --bicameral National Assembly ...
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benefits which offer a high replacement rate,2 unlim- ited duration, and/or few restrictions may contribute to unemployment. Poland's current unemployment ...
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I am currently 21 years old and will be getting my associates degree in liberal arts and sciences in May 2010. I am determined to go to Europe and find a job but I just have no idea how. When i bring the idea up to people around me they just laugh but one day I find I am just going to pack my bags and go. I was just wondering If it is easy to find a job in Europe (particularly Spain, France, Germany, Slovakia, Italy, and Poland) with an associates degree and how much money would I need to bring along with me if I were to just decide to go over there and explore it for my own? You can't just pack your bag and move to ...
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What percentage of NGOs are computer enabled?
What percentage of (NGO?) population is connected to the internet?
What are the top 10 types of NGO’s (from activity codes)?
Who are the Top 10 ICT NGO’s?
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