TY - Generic T1 - Restitution in Poland – costs and obligations after 25 years of democratic state’s creation Y1 - 2014 A1 - Magdalena Zaleczna AB -

This article presents the problem of restitution in Poland in the political, social and economic context. The author analyses public obligations resulted from breaking property rights during socialist past and attempts of restitution in Poland, indicating the most important flashpoints. The author examines the current negative attitude toward restitution presented by the government and society. A hypothesis constructed by the author focuses on the negative, but not noticed by the society, effects of a lack of the general restitution. Having an outline of the problem the author wants to concentrate on real example of a city Lodz. Local governments have been coping with many different restitution claims for last 25 years. The collected data indicate hidden costs influencing the local economy. The study is based on the legal documents and the results of public opinion polls.

JA - 21st Annual European Real Estate Society Conference T3 - ERES: Conference CY - Bucharest, Romania UR - http://library.eres.org/cgi-bin/rsa98.pl?conf=ERES2014&type=session&theme=R &slot=2750 U3 - RePEc:arz:wpaper:eres2014_145 J1 - Conference 2014 ID - oai-eres.id-eres2014_145 M3 - 10.15396/eres2014_145 ER -