“…Introductions to most articles are provided by RFE staff, and items are compiled in issues based mainly on theme and date. The Concept of Economic Reform / by Rafał Krawczyk[from: Krawczyk, Rafał. …”

“…[What Chance for Private Initiative?] On the Economic Reform: A Different View / by Nika KrzeczunowiczFor economic reform to work in Poland it will require more than grand plans and repeated assurances: it will require sacrifices on the part of everybody and, above all, the loosening of rigid regulations and state control in order that individuals might participate with profit both to themselves and their fellow citizens. …”

“…Given the public's increasing frustration with the political and economic policy of the authorities, the possibility of further outbursts of discontent is not excluded. …”

“…The Garbage Can People, or the New Poor in PolandA recent article in the Polish independent press has documented a new social phenomenon: the emergence of a class of people reduced by economic hardship to living off what they can find in municipal garbage cans. …”

“…Women and Their Social Roles / by Anna PomianThe results of a survey conducted among working women revealed the inherent conflict they experienced in trying to reconcile the demands of full-time employment with those of bringing up a family in Poland's difficult economic conditions. How Polish Women View Their Work / by Anna PomianA further study in the independent report on Polish women provided several insights and first-hand documentation on how women viewed their work and drew attention to a number of disturbing features of the work place. …”

“…This is said to be aimed at subordinating economic developments in Poland to the Soviet design. …”

“…The Matter of Compensation for Ex-Prisoners of Soviet Labor Camps[from: Unia, no. 6]"Unia" is an undated underground journal dealing with social, economic, historical, political, and cultural matters, often reprinting material from other underground publications. …”

“…[from: Robotnik, no. 97 (1 December 1985)]The biweekly publication of the Interfactory Workers' Committee of Solidarity publishes a warning not to put too much faith in the Hungarian economic model, in which relative prosperity is achieved at a great social cost.…”

“…This article on why the system has managed to remain intact by Rafał Krawczyk (an economist and during the Solidarity period Secretary General of the Polish Economic Society) was printed without his agreement or knowledge. …”

“…The Boycott of the "Elections" and an Electoral Program[from: Wiadomości, no.146 (5 May 1985)]This short article in the weekly publication of Solidarity in the Warsaw region, "Wiadomości" [Information] goes beyond the bare bones of the agreed boycott and stresses that one of the disregarded points of dispute between the people and the regime is the lack of any economic program on the part of the former. Letters to the Editor / by Realista[from: Tygodnik Mazowsze, no.137 (8 August 1985)]In this letter to the editors of the main Solidarity weekly in the Warsaw region, a reader signing himself "Realist" points out that the campaign to boycott the elections is being conducted along too strident lines and with excessive use of invective against those who are prepared to vote. …”