Acknowledgments . . 7
Introduction . . 9

PART ONE - SHOCK AS THERAPY . . 19 
1. The Collapse of "Really Existing Socialism" . . 21 
2. The Neoliberal About-Face . . 33
3. A Brief Compromise: The Round Table . . 55
4. From Gradualism to "Jump" . . 79
5. Great Systemie Choices . . 105
6. The Balcerowicz Plan in Practice . . 135
7. The Alternative after the Shock . . 149

PART TWO - ELITIST OWNERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS . . 171 
8. Ownership: From Taboo Topic to the Round Table Agreements . . 173
9. Open and Hidden Privatization Strategies . . 193
10. Ownership Transformations in Practice . . 203
11. More on Enfranchisement and Foreign Capital . . 233

PART THREE - LOOKING AHEAD . . 251 
12. Ownership in Different Types of Capitalism . . 253
13. The New Order—A Civilization of Inequality? . . 275
14. Start a Debate on Poland and the European Union . . 309

Chronology . . 323
Bibliography . . 327
Notes . . 343