The systemic transformation of the Polish economy and its importance in the enhancing of the international competitivenessThe systemic transformation was the first and essential step towards improving the competitive position of the countries from Central and Eastern Europe. However, the differences in the levelof competitiveness from the countries of Western Europe are still enormous, which means that the post-communist countries have significant problems about building long-term competitive potential. The Polish economy two decades after the transformation systematically improving its competitiveness, but to intensify the efforts to further improve this level, it is necessary to transform our economy into a knowledge-based economy, genera...