The Polish Transformation - Tadeusz Kowalik on the Epigonic Bourgeois Revolution of 1989

The Polish Transformation takes an in-depth look at a hitherto unexplored part of the oeuvre of prominent Polish economist and historian of economic thought Tadeusz Kowalik: his thesis that the systemic transformation that took place in Poland in the late 1980s was a de facto "epigonic bourgeois revolution".

Since Kowalik actually never extended his argument to support this thesis, the aim of this study is to answer the following question: If some important reflections on the revolutionary character of the Polish transformation scattered throughout Kowalik's works were to be found, would they together constitute a convincing justification for the thesis of the "epigonic bourgeois revolution"?

About the author

Grzegorz Konat is an Assistant Professor in the Research Institute for Economic Development at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He has published on the history of economic thought, including co-edited volumes Paradoksy ekonomii. Rozmowy z polskimi ekonomistami [Economic Paradoxes: Conversations with Polish Economists] and Realny kapitalizm. Wokó¿ teorii kapitäu monopolistycznego [Real Capitalism: Exploring Monopoly Capital Theory].

Product details

• Authors: Grzegorz Konat
• Assisted by: Gavin Rae (Translation), Emil Tchorek (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9798888903537
• ISBN: 979-8-88890-353-7
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Poland, Political Economy, Social and cultural history, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions