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2004
Volume 7
Issue 1
Topic:
Economics
ELECTRONIC
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Zawojska A. 2004. PROCESS OF LAND REFORMS IN POLAND: EXPLANATION BY USING THEORIES OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND THEORIES OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR, EJPAU 7(1), #01.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume7/issue1/economics/abs-01.html

PROCESS OF LAND REFORMS IN POLAND: EXPLANATION BY USING THEORIES OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND THEORIES OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR

Aldona Zawojska

 

ABSTRACT



In this paper the attempt has been made to explain the process of land reforms in Poland from the institutional view by applying theories of institutional change and theories of political behaviour. The land reforms in transition period are generally considered, however some historical background is also provided.

Key words: land reforms, Poland, new institutional economics, institutions, agricultural property.