Development economists generally concur that the implications of economic reform for employment are influenced by an economy's institutional framework. This paper examines the extent to which differences in regional labour market flexibility shaped the impact of unanticipated economic reforms on...

This short editorial introduces a new temporary section within the journal, on the future of reformed capitalism. Many observers consider economic problems a cause of political malaise. Thence a renewed attention for political economy issues and for political developments and their relationship...

Die Reform der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) war und ist ein schwieriger Weg. Ausgelöst wurden die Reformen durch eine tendenziell negative Entwicklung des Arbeitsmarktes Anfang des neuen Jahr Jahrtausends. Spätestens nach den gravierenden weltwirtschaftlichen Folgen des 11. September 2001,...

The article aims to verify whether, in the 1980s, there was a significant decrease in the involvement of the regional communist party structures in charge of economic affairs in Poland. The analysis is made on the case of the Warsaw Committee (KW) of the Polish United Workers' Party (PUWP)....

This short note introduces the debate on the future of economic policy and reform of capitalism, to be hosted in a new temporary section of the journal. It is essential to debate how to achieve a balance between 'bread' (economic security) and 'liberty' (political freedom), in a dynamic sense,...

The article is a contribution to the ongoing series on the future of reformed capitalism. The author attempts to shed some light on the past and the present of capitalism as reinstated in Poland over the years 1989-2020 and on its turn to illiberal democracy since 2015. At the end, the article...