“…Secondly, in a decentralized system like the Polish one, effects of the crisis have differed by sector. …”

“…Drawing on four case studies illustrating experiences of Polish, German, British, Latvian and Swedish trade unions in various sectors and workers’ representatives at a multinational company, this book investigates the conditions under which trade unions and workers formulate their interests in non-national / regional terms, and analyzes the character, limits and potentials of solidarity in a transnational context. …”

“…There were significant cross-country variations in the determinants of employment during the reform process however. Hungarian and Polish firms started the transition already substantially reformed, and became even more responsive to market signals as transition proceeded. …”

“…Prices and the Strike Issue / by Jan B. de Weydenthal Solidarity Leaders Arrested / by Janusz Bugajski Bishops Warn of Stepped-Up Campaign against the Church / by Ewa Chciuk Celt Rural Solidarity since Martial Law / by Janusz Bugajski Yalta Commemorated: The Official View / by Ewa Chciuk Celt Foreign Debt Rescheduling and IMF Entry Debated / by Roman Stefanowski Belchatow: The Evils of Accelerated Growth / by Anna Swidlicka Miscellaneous Items Ethnic Armenians in Poland / by Roman Stefanowski Legislative Inflation / by Roman Stefanowski Polish-Indian Trade / by Roman Stefanowski…”

“…Survey of international news for last week: Sophia Loren's jubilee; TV bridge with Warsaw for conversing with Polish actresses; interview wit Patricia Kaas. Обзор международных новостей за последнюю неделю: юбилей Софи Лорен; телемост с Варшавой для беседы с польскими актерами; беседа с певицей Патрисией Каас.…”

“…The May Weekend / by Anna Swidlicka Jaruzelski in Moscow PRON's Second Congress / by Anna Swidlicka Jaruzelski's Plan for Arms Control / by Douglas Clarke International Peace Seminar Held in Warsaw / by Anna Pomian Economic Reform Through the Eyes of Government Pollsters / by Anna Swidlicka A New Head of the Office for Religious Denominations / by Anna Swidlicka Polish-Soviet Joint Enterprises Campaigning for Environmental Protection The Latest Victims of Militia Violence / by Anna Pomian The New Television News Programs / by Anna Pomian Veteran Communist Fornalska Dies / by Anna Swidlicka Miscellaneous Items…”

“…Smoldering Labor Dispute at Rudna Copper Mine / by Louisa Vinton Controversy over Monument Clouds Warsaw Uprising Anniversary / by John Reed Mounting Dissatisfaction with Official Policies and Prerogatives / by Louisa Vinton The Belorussian Minority / by John Reed The Church-State Controversy over Scouting / by Robert Kirkland The Origins of the Hard-Currency Debt to the Soviet Union / by Roman Stefanowski LOT Airlines Expands Its Services / by Roman Stefanowski Head of Polish American Congress Aloysius Mazewski / by Louisa Vinton Solidarity-Sponsored Charitable Foundation Approved / by John Reed…”

“…More Violations in Reported Foreign Trade Foreign Minister Bashev's Visit to Belgium 1970 Trade Protocols Signed Bulgarian-Polish Relations Comings and Goings A Czechoslovak Party CC Delegation A Czechoslovak trade delegation An Italian CP delegation An Albanian Government Trade Delegation Bulgarian-Finnish Technical and Scientific Co-Operation A Bulgarian cultural delegation left for North Vietnam Cuba's Minister of the Interior Ivan Pramov, CC Secretary Army General Dobri Dzhurov, the Minister of Defense Romanian Light Industry Minister Ion Craciun…”

“…In 1990, the 750,000 acre state farm in the Polish village of Zagorki went bankrupt. The socialist dream was over, leaving farm workers out of a job. …”

“…The Party Declares Political Continuity at the CC Plenum / by Jan de Weydenthal The Prime Minister Speaks on the Economy / by Roman Stefanowski A Profile of Wladyslaw Baka / by Louisa Vinton Sejm Approves Revised Military Oath and Rejects Government Appointee / by John Reed 1988 Central Annual Plan Revised / by Roman Stefanowski Change in Policy on Independent Associations Signaled / by John Reed Bleak Prospects for Reform of Polish Health Care / by Robert Kirkland Low Turnout in Revamped Elections to People's Councils / by Louisa Vinton Miscellaneous Items / by Roman Stefanowski…”

“…Borsod County Agricultural Cooperative Liquidated SED Paper Criticizes Hungarian Play Hungary Urges Assistance to "Liberation Movement" Hungary's Aluminum Industry: Minor Role of Western Credit Hungarian-West German Cooperation in Manufacture of Small Gardening Machinery for Household Plots Agricultural Cooperatives Close the Door to New Members Radio Budapest Praises and Criticizes Gyorgy Lukacs Hungarian Church-State Contacts Continue, Says Archbishop Ijjas Jancso's Film "Confrontation" Provokes Hostility at Cannes Polish-Hungarian Trade Exchange Unsatisfactory Internal Briefs Gustav Husak in Budapest Coverage of Nixon's Vietnam Speech…”

“…Map of the USSR, factory scenes, negotiations with Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish representatives in Moscow. Anti-clerical episode, the removal of icons from houses, mocking parade with priests and rabbis, "Atheist” posters , anti-religious demonstrations, pioneers and komsomol members, the opening of a monument to Herzen and Ogarev, komsomol 'Christmas', carnival, meeting on the anniversary of the revolution, parade on Red Square, soldiers in clubs, reading, plan for a monument to Timiriazev, Pokrovskii, Sosnovskii, and Timiriazev's son speaking at the meeting. …”

“…Conference attended by Soviet and foreign journalists on Ukrainian and Polish nationalists' subversive activities. Featured in the program: Chornii, Vladimir Lazarevich (Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Contributors: Ukrainskoe televidenie (Studio) Конференция с участием советских и иностранных журналистов по поводу подрывной деятельности националистов в Украине и Польше. …”

“…One of the most popular and acclaimed Polish comedies, partially based upon the screenwriter's family story. …”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Comecon executive committee's two-day session in Moscow <br/>- Analysis of the situation in Yugoslavia <br/>- Czechoslovak Party congress in session <br/>- Polish opinions on Polish oppositionists <br/>- Austrian chancellor Vranitzky in talks in Moscow <br/>- Soviet foreign minister's visit to Paris <br/>- More disturbances in Algeria <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Iván Boldizsár proposes at parliamentary foreign affairs committee that a White Paper be published on realizing human rights in Romania <br/>- Newspaper article on Budapest's general long-term organizational plan <br/>- "Hungarian Nation" daily paper: can political reform take place without economic reform? …”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Upper house of Polish parliament criticizes Warsaw Pact countries' military intervention in 1968 <br/>- Strikes in Estonia <br/>- Two prominent intellectuals excluded from Chinese CP <br/>- Developments in chaotic Polish situation <br/>- Situation in Afghanistan <br/>- Shevardnadze's visit to Kabul <br/>- Developments in Lebanese hostage case <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Disarmament begins <br/>- Hungarian Helsinki Committee and Independent Refuge Committee hold press conference on problem of fleeing East German citizens <br/>- Bonn government and Foreign Ministry spokesman request complete discretion concerning GDR refugees in Hungary <br/>- Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) to take part again in opposition roundtable work and three-sided talks <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- Is there a chance that Japan will help Eastern European reform countries in their economic recovery? …”

“…He is one of a (sic) least 150 Russian, French, Polish and Jewish political prisoners who were herded into a huge barn near Gardelegen, Germany, and forced to sit down on gasoline-soaked straw. …”

“…The analysis draws on quantitative comparative data, and on rich qualitative data from a new study of mothers in Polish households, illuminating the effects of changing welfare and gender relations from the perspective of those most directly affected - mothers of young children. …”

“…Tension Increases as Strike at Nowa Huta Continues / by Louisa Vinton Poland's "Second Stage" Founders amid Workers' Unrest / by John Reed The Government Attempts to Wear Down Striking Workers / by Louisa Vinton The May Day Demonstrations / by John Reed Jaruzelski Obstinate in his May Day Speech about Continuity / by Jan de Weydenthal The Strikes Spread / by Louisa Vinton Nowa Huta Strike Broken Up by Riot Police; Gdansk Shipyards Sealed Off / by John Reed The Official Unions and the Strikes / by Roman Stefanowski Walesa, Geremek, and Michnik on the Crisis and the Gorbachev Factor / by Kevin Devlin The East European Media on the Polish Strikes / by Patrick Moore…”

“…International politics: <br/>- Elections in Czechoslovakia <br/>- Lithuanian conflict <br/>- Bulgarian elections <br/>- Mass rally of national movements in Kyrgyzstan Domestic affairs: <br/>- Collecting signatures on the method of electing the president <br/>- Polish president visits Hungary <br/>- Remembering the 1953 prisoners' uprising in Tiszalök Külpolitika: <br/>- Választások Csehszlovákiában <br/>- A litván konfliktus <br/>- Bolgár választások <br/>- A nemzeti mozgalmak nagygyűlése Kirgizisztánban <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- Aláírásgyűjtés a köztársasági elnök megválasztásának módjáról <br/>- A lengyel elnök magyarországi látogatásáról <br/>- Emlékezés a tiszalöki 1953-as fogolylázadásra…”