A Chronology of the Transition, 1989-1993 -- Ch. I. The Polish Crisis and Polish Socialism. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Partitions. The Rise and Fall of the Second Republic. The Establishment of Socialism. Stalinism and the Polish October. From October to December: The Gomulka Years. Gierek's "New Development Strategy" and the WOG Reform. The Collapse of the New Development Strategy. The Democratic Opposition and the Birth of Solidarity -- Ch. II. Crisis and Reform in the 1980s. Martial Law and the "First Stage" of Economic Reform. The "Second Stage" of Economic Reform: 1986-1988. Political Reform during the Second Stage. The Roundtable Agreements. The Private Sector in the 1980s. Economic Performance in the 1980s. The Legacies of the Reforms of the 1980s -- Ch. III. Crisis and Economic Transformation, 1990-1992. The Origins of the Balcerowicz Plan. The Balcerowicz Plan in 1990. The Balcerowicz Plan in 1991. Privatization in Poland 1990-1992. Between "Breakthrough" and "Continuity" in 1992. The Politics of the Economic Transition, 1989-1993. Is the Polish Crisis Over? -- Ch. IV. Transformations in Key Markets and Sectors. Industry. Agriculture. Banking, Capital, and Financial Markets. Labor Markets and Social Policy. External Economic Relations -- Ch. V. The Lessons of the Polish Transition. How Does Poland Compare? Lessons of the Polish Experience.