Leszek Balcerowicz

'''Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz''' (<small>pronounced</small> {{IPAc-pl|AUD|Pl-Leszek_Balcerowicz.ogg|'|l|e|sz|e|k|-|b|a|l|c|e|'|r|o|w|i|cz}}; born 19 January 1947) is a Polish economist, statesman, and Professor at [[Warsaw School of Economics]]. He served as Chairman of the [[National Bank of Poland]] (2001–2007) and twice as [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland|Deputy Prime Minister of Poland]] (1989–1991, 1997–2001).

'''Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz''' (<small>pronounced</small> {{IPAc-pl|AUD|Pl-Leszek_Balcerowicz.ogg|'|l|e|sz|e|k|-|b|a|l|c|e|'|r|o|w|i|cz}}; born 19 January 1947) is a Polish economist, statesman, and Professor at [[Warsaw School of Economics]]. He served as Chairman of the [[National Bank of Poland]] (2001–2007) and twice as [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland|Deputy Prime Minister of Poland]] (1989–1991, 1997–2001).

In 1989, he became Minister of Finance in [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki|Tadeusz Mazowiecki's]] first non-communist government and led the [[Balcerowicz Plan|free-market economic reforms]], proponents of which say they have transformed Poland into one of Europe's fastest growing economies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-transformation-economic-success/|title=Poland's transformation is a story worth telling|last=Cienski|first=Jan|date=8 January 2019|website=POLITICO|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2018/12/17/poland-has-become-europes-growth-champion-but-can-this-success-continue/|title=Poland has become Europe's growth champion, but can this success continue?|last1=17 December|last2=2018{{!}}current-affairs|date=17 December 2018|website=EUROPP|language=en-US|access-date=26 October 2019|last3=Elections|last4=Politics|first4=Party|last5=Europe|first5=government across|last6=featured|last7=Comments|first7=Marcin Piatkowski{{!}}3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/polands-economic-model|title=Poland's Economic Model|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftserusell.com/research/poland-journey-developed-market-status|title=Poland: The journey to Developed Market status|date=9 May 2018|website=FTSE Russell|language=en|access-date=26 October 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but which critics say were followed by a large increase in unemployment.<ref name="Balcerowicz Plan: 20 Years On" /> In 2007, he founded the Civic Development Forum (Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju) think-tank and became the chairman of its council.

In 1989, he became Minister of Finance in [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki|Tadeusz Mazowiecki's]] first non-communist government and led the [[Balcerowicz Plan|free-market economic reforms]], proponents of which say they have transformed Poland into one of Europe's fastest growing economies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-transformation-economic-success/|title=Poland's transformation is a story worth telling|last=Cienski|first=Jan|date=8 January 2019|website=POLITICO|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2018/12/17/poland-has-become-europes-growth-champion-but-can-this-success-continue/|title=Poland has become Europe's growth champion, but can this success continue?|last1=17 December|last2=2018{{!}}current-affairs|date=17 December 2018|website=EUROPP|language=en-US|access-date=26 October 2019|last3=Elections|last4=Politics|first4=Party|last5=Europe|first5=government across|last6=featured|last7=Comments|first7=Marcin Piatkowski{{!}}3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/polands-economic-model|title=Poland's Economic Model|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Sunwin ⭐️ Link Tải Sun Win Chính Thức ⭐️ Cá Cược An Toàn 2025 |url=https://openword.net.in/ |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=openword.net.in |language=vi}}</ref> but which critics say were followed by a large increase in unemployment.<ref name="Balcerowicz Plan: 20 Years On" /> In 2007, he founded the Civic Development Forum (Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju) think-tank and became the chairman of its council.

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