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Import and Export of Polish Coal in the Interwar Period
Import and Export of Polish Coal in the Interwar Period

Author(s): Jerzy Łazor
Subject(s): National Economy
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: coal-mining industry; foreign trade; economic history

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the evolution of geographical and price evolution of Polish exports of coal, and explains the much smaller imports. Using detailed statistical data, it shows how state intervention (via support for and control of cartelisation of the sector) influenced prices achieved by Polish exporters. More generally, it places the Polish coal policy within the wider set of balance-of-payment supporting measures.

  • Issue Year: 30/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 33-48
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English