The emergence of private sector manufacturing in Poland : a survey of firms
Webster, Leila M.
The central objective of the research that is summarized in this report was to document the characteristics and problems of private sector manufacturers in Poland eighteen months into the reform program. The heart of the research was a firm-level survey of 92 businesses carried out in Poland in May 1991 by teams of researchers. Firms were drawn randomly from the population of registered, majority privately- and domestically-owned manufacturers with seven or more employees. Excluded were the large self-employed sector, firms engaged in trade or services and joint ventures. Interviews lasting 3-4 hours were held with each entrepreneur. The report contains the project objectives, analytical framework, research issues and the research methodology. It describes the macroeconomic setting in May 1991 and presents an historical and current picture of the Polish private sector. It summarizes the characteristics of sample enterpreneurs and their firms and analyzes firm-level constraints to growth. A profile of successful firms is also presented. Finally, the report presents entrepreneurs' requests for assistance, and makes a number of recommendations for action and sums up research findings.
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