Reasons for the Implementation of the Economic Reform and Dangers of its Non Completion

The constant decrease of effectiveness of the command and distributive system of management was the reason of a decision to reform mechanisms regulating the socio-economic activity of enterprises and institutions of the State. Imperfections of that model were manifested in the declining activity, productional and economic effectiveness of enterprises, worsening allocation of means, deceleration in the increase of effectiveness, deproductioning of labor at a fast rate, drop in motivation to work and deepenning market disequilibrium. Fostering the command and distributive system resulted in the aggravation of its inner contradictions. These were seen in the replacement of economic laws with written laws removing highly qualified producers and introducing incapable bureaucracy which was often an obstacle to the production. The direct relation between nominal income of citizens and their contribution in the generation of national income was broken. The social opinion concentrated on the division of national income failing in its efforts to produce it. The decision to implement the economic reform expresses the will to counteract these negative results. Complexity is the very nature of the reform. It includes the questions of self-administration, economic independence and self-financing of individual economic units. The reform was reaffirmed by several acts. Yet many dangers became apparent upon its implementation. These are present both in enterprises, where the management is inclined to the previous model of administration and among those decision-makers who feel threatened with the reform.Digitalizacja i deponowanie archiwalnych zeszytów RPEiS sfinansowane przez MNiSW w ramach realizacji umowy nr 541/P-DUN/201