tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post114737128227318529..comments2023-10-28T12:01:47.929+00:00Comments on Edward Lucas: Leading article on PolandEdward Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-1147727991270163882006-05-15T21:19:00.000+00:002006-05-15T21:19:00.000+00:00There are too many bad books about the CEE region ...There are too many bad books about the CEE region already for me to be tempted to write another one. The comparison with Italy is interesting, but in the end the region is like Latin America: fascinating for the specialists, and mostly dull for outsiders.<BR/><BR/>One good source of business information is PMR Publications which I mention as a source in the survey (disclosure: the main shareholder is my brother). Another is the Economist Intelligence Unit. It depends what sort of business you are interested in investing in.Edward Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-1147626698055579322006-05-14T17:11:00.000+00:002006-05-14T17:11:00.000+00:00I'm a third generation Polish American, who found ...I'm a third generation Polish American, who found the survey very interesting. I'm wondering what are the most knowledgeable and trustworthy sources for an American interested in investing in Poland.James A Lopatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132334746391900231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-1147470875904324882006-05-12T21:54:00.000+00:002006-05-12T21:54:00.000+00:00Thanks for these comments. Inevitably there is not...Thanks for these comments. Inevitably there is not room to write about everything--I wanted to have a chapter on the education system, and more about business. But the political situation is so complicated that it needs about three pages to explain it for a non-specialist audience.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of migration, I simply don't think it is true that "not many young people" are willing to come back because "there is nothing to come back to". The planes are full in both directions, after all. I think that if Poland was in an economic slump like Moldova, it would be conceivable that many peopl e would want to stay abroad for longer. But the fast-growing economy, and fast-hiring businesses, must be quite tempting for people who are not determined to settle abroad.Edward Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.com