Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Politics and the State -- The Party System, Involvement in Politics, and Political Leadership -- The Contemporary Polish State: Structures and Functions -- Social Structures and Attitudes -- Change in Social Structure and the Increased Significance of the Working Class -- Polish Catholicism as an Expression of National Identity -- Socioeconomic Change and Dislocations -- Agriculture in Modern Poland -- Economic Development in Light of Regional Differences -- Rural-Urban Linkages and Change -- The Sources of Tension Within the System -- Problems in the Development of Social Infrastructure in Poland -- Sociopsychological Aspects of the Polish Crisis -- A Reassessment of the Polish Dilemma -- Politics, the Economy, and Society: How They Interrelate -- Some Lessons from the Historical Experience of Poland's Development

About the Author

Lawrence S.Graham, Maria K. Ciechocińska