Faculty Spotlight
This book examines the entrepreneurial class in the post-communist Poland from a broad historical perspective, documenting the persistent endurance and the development of this class during radical social change from a controlled economy to a market economy.
Helen Daugherty
An ideal introduction to the study of population, this highly accessible textbook outlines the fundamental concepts and measurement techniques of demography.
Elizabeth Osborn
Professor of Sociology
Departments: Sociology
Office: Kent Hall, Room 216
Email: eaosborn@smcm.edu
Phone: (240) 895-4385
Education:
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Courses Taught:
- Economic Sociology
- Social Stratification
- Medical Sociology
- Sociology of Childhood
- St. Mary's Projects
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A new book, Still
Open for Business, will cover the period from 2004, when Poland joined the European
Union, through 2011. While most countries are suffering under the global
economic crisis, Poland is enjoying the rewards of the country’s recent
economic performance. According to Jan Cienski, writing for the Financial Times (7 September 2011), “Poland
was the only European Union state not to fall into recession in 2009, and
growth this year is expected to be about 4 per cent.” Additionally, Cienski
notes and my research confirms that “although Poland is still one of the poorer
members of the EU, it has made enormous progress since 1990, more than tripling
its GDP per capita at purchasing power parity to $18,836 in 2010, according to
the IMF.”
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