Leszek Balcerowicz
August 24, 2015 -
Adam Reichardt
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Leszek Balcerowicz is a Polish economist and the former chairman of theNational Bank of Poland (2001-2007). He has held other high positions in the Polish government, including the minister of finance and the deputy prime minister (1989-1991 and 1997-2000). Balcerowicz is best known for implementing the transformation programme of Poland’s economy in the 1990s, which became popularly known as “shock therapy” or the “Balcerowicz Plan”.