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Ewolucja podstaw normatywnych wolności gospodarczej w Polsce w XX wieku
The history of law basics of freedom of economic activity in Poland in the 20th century

Author(s): Karolina Zapolska
Subject(s): Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Law on Economics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: the freedom of business activity; Constitution of the Republic of Poland; entrepreneur; limitation of the freedom of economic activity

Summary/Abstract: The Republic of Poland shall guarantee the freedom of business activity. It constitutes the foundation of a market economy. Restrictions on the freedom of economic activity may be imposed only by means of statute or when the public interest is threatened.The purpose of this article is to analyse the evolution of business activity freedom in Poland in the 20th century. The author presents normative solutions in the field of economic freedom in the interwar period, the Polish People’s Republic, after 1989, and after Poland’s accession to the European Union. The article also includes the approach to economic freedom in legal doctrine. The paper also shows content elements of freedom of business activity in doctrinal meaning.

  • Issue Year: 18/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 267-286
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish