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Trade And Business Opportunities In Poland, Marek Kulczycki

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Economic policies of the Polish Government are aimed at achieving two fundamental objectives. In the short run, the objective is rapid deceleration of high inflation and general stabilization of the Polish economy. In the long run, the objective is an irreversible transformation of the Polish economic system into a free market economy. Implementation of both policy objectives has been taking place simultaneously since January 1, 1990.

In the short term, the most important problem for us is the stabilization of the economy. Fighting inflation is perhaps the most urgent problem for us. If we cannot manage with this, it will …

Book Review, Richard Gruner

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Large corporations are important, yet enigmatic, participants in world commerce. International corporate behavior is morally and legally significant because of its immense scope and societal impact. That behavior, however, is often so complex as to defy characterization under the simple moral or legal standards applicable to individuals. Furthermore, the ability of traditional moral or legal systems to shape multinational corporate conduct is also unclear given that large corporate bureaucracies lack the motivations and fears normally used to enforce moral or legal accountability. As one frustrated court noted, the problem is that corporations have "no soul to damn, and no body …