The special guest of the Olivia Prize 2023 award ceremony is prof. Marcin Piątkowski, professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw and economist at the World Bank in Washington.
Professor Piątkowski’s book entitled “The Golden Age. How did Poland become the European growth leader and what does the future hold for it?” you can therefore purchase with a 40% discount from the cover price.
How to do it?
“The Golden Age. How did Poland become a European leader in growth and what does the future hold for it?”
- Why are some countries rich and others poor?
- Why are some able to get out of economic backwardness, while others are stuck in poverty?
The author provides answers to these questions on the example of Polish and its unprecedented economic success after 1989, when we achieved the fastest growth rate in Europe and one of the fastest in the world. As a result, in just one generation, Poland joined a small group of high-income countries and entered its economic golden age. It also analyses the causes of the earlier centuries-long backwardness of the state and emphasizes the key role of inclusive institutions, culture, ideas and individuality as sources of Polish success. In addition, it points to threats to further development and proposes a new growth model that would allow Poland to catch up with the West for the first time in history.
Prof. Marcin Piatkowski
Professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw and leading economist at the World Bank in Washington. Previously, he was a visiting economist at Harvard University, chief economist at PKO BP, economist at the European Department and advisor to the executive director at the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Former advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland. Author of several dozen scientific publications, lecturer at leading universities in the world and active commentator on economic events in the Polish and world media.
Author of the book “Europe’s Growth Champion. Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland.”, also published in Poland, where in 2019 it received the award of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the best book on economics, and in 2020 it won the first place in the Economicus competition of “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” for the best book promoting economic knowledge.
