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Download or read book Inflation Stabilization and Economic Transformation in Poland written by Mr.Timothy D. Lane and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1991-07-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reviews the experience of 1990, the first year of Poland’s program of stabilization and reform. The background is described, including previous reform efforts and the crisis of the late 1980s. Then the various elements of the program are discussed, including fiscal adjustment, wage controls, the possibility of an initial liquidity overhang, the exchange rate anchor, and structural reforms. The initial results of the program are assessed, and alternative explanations of the decline in output are considered.