ABSTRACT

Since 1989 the country has witnessed a rapid expansion of private enterprise. By the end of 1993 the private sector’s contribution to Poland’s GDP had increased almost three-fold, reaching 50 per cent, while its share of total employment amounted to nearly 60 per cent (Statystyka Polski 1994). The share of the private sector (in terms of output) ranged from 90 per cent in retail trade, to 86 per cent in construction, 80 per cent in road haulage (44 per cent in overall transportation), 60 per cent in wholesale trade, 58 per cent in imports and 37 per cent in industry (CUP 1993, Poland 1994).