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How to solve them? Problems in modern Poland

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You will learn

  • to list what problems contemporary Poland and its citizens have;

  • to explain what emigrationemigrationemigration is and why Poles are still leaving the country;

  • to explain how to analyze problems and look for methods to solve them.

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Modern Poland is troubled with many political, economic and social issues. They include: poverty, unemploymentUnemploymentunemployment, emigrationEmigrationemigration (millions of young Poles have already left the country to look for better jobs), low birth rate (fewer and fewer Poles decide to have children), corruptionCorruptioncorruption, waste of public resources by the authorities, imbalanced development of the country (big cities develop much faster than smaller towns and the countryside) and huge debt of the country and local authorities. The political scene is divided and in conflict.

Task 1
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Wymień osobno problemy występujące w czasach PRL oraz we współczesnej Polsce. Czy któreś z problemów z epoki PRL są wciąż obecne?
Task 2

Read about the emigration among Poles in 2016.

How many Poles lived in other countries in 2016? Which countries did they choose most often?

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Grafika mapy przedstawiającej informacje o emigracji Polaków w 2016 roku. Na grafice znajdują się opisy. 1. The most popular destinations. In 2016, the highest number of Polish emigrants lived in Great Britain. According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS) it concerned 778 thousand people. Germany came second - 687 thousand of Poles lived there for over three months. 2. The aims. The emigration of Poles in search of a job or a better place to live is not a new phenomenon - it reached its peak on the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, the communities of people of Polish origins are called Polonia. 3. Detailed estimates. A detailed estimation of the number of Poles living abroad is quite a challenge. When Poland regained independence, the number was said to exceed 6 million people. By now, this number may have tripled. It is estimated between 14 and even 18 million, and bigger communities of Poles and Polonia are located in 32 countries. 4. The reason. The main reason of leaving the country is finding employment. This is why 75% of all the emigrants have left Poland. Other reasons include: education, family matters and medical treatment. 5. Gender and emigration. Its mainly men that decide to look for a job abroad. Women state family matters as the reason for the trip most often. In total, however, there are more women abroad than men (51% to 49%). 6. Education. Emigrants are mostly young and well educated. Over 20% of them have graduated from a university, and over 40% - from high school. 7. Emigration. The number of people affected by emigration indirectly is much higher. Almost 70% of Poles know somebody who went abroad and decided to stay there.
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Exercise 1
In general, when we say that somebody is unemployed, it means that this person does not work, does not have their own business and does not perform any other paid work, but is ready and able to do so. There are various types of unemployment. Try to match them with their definitions. Cyclical Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Unemployment resulting from technological progress., 2. Unemployment resulting from structural differences, e.g. restructuring a given branch of industry., 3. Unemployment related to the business cycle, recession and prosperity., 4. Unemployment depending on the seasons of the year or plants vegetation., 5. Unemployment resulting from time spent on looking for a job or relocation., 6. Unemployment not included in the official statistics. Seasonal Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Unemployment resulting from technological progress., 2. Unemployment resulting from structural differences, e.g. restructuring a given branch of industry., 3. Unemployment related to the business cycle, recession and prosperity., 4. Unemployment depending on the seasons of the year or plants vegetation., 5. Unemployment resulting from time spent on looking for a job or relocation., 6. Unemployment not included in the official statistics. Hidden Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Unemployment resulting from technological progress., 2. Unemployment resulting from structural differences, e.g. restructuring a given branch of industry., 3. Unemployment related to the business cycle, recession and prosperity., 4. Unemployment depending on the seasons of the year or plants vegetation., 5. Unemployment resulting from time spent on looking for a job or relocation., 6. Unemployment not included in the official statistics. Frictional Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Unemployment resulting from technological progress., 2. Unemployment resulting from structural differences, e.g. restructuring a given branch of industry., 3. Unemployment related to the business cycle, recession and prosperity., 4. Unemployment depending on the seasons of the year or plants vegetation., 5. Unemployment resulting from time spent on looking for a job or relocation., 6. Unemployment not included in the official statistics. Technological Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Unemployment resulting from technological progress., 2. Unemployment resulting from structural differences, e.g. restructuring a given branch of industry., 3. Unemployment related to the business cycle, recession and prosperity., 4. Unemployment depending on the seasons of the year or plants vegetation., 5. Unemployment resulting from time spent on looking for a job or relocation., 6. Unemployment not included in the official statistics. Structural Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. Unemployment resulting from technological progress., 2. Unemployment resulting from structural differences, e.g. restructuring a given branch of industry., 3. Unemployment related to the business cycle, recession and prosperity., 4. Unemployment depending on the seasons of the year or plants vegetation., 5. Unemployment resulting from time spent on looking for a job or relocation., 6. Unemployment not included in the official statistics.

In general, when we say that somebody is unemployed, it means that this person does not work, does not have their own business and does not perform any other paid work, but is ready and able to do so. There are various types of unemployment. Try to match them with their definitions.

Unemployment depending on the seasons of the year or plants vegetation., Unemployment not included in the official statistics., Unemployment resulting from structural differences, e.g. restructuring a given branch of industry., Unemployment resulting from time spent on looking for a job or relocation., Unemployment resulting from technological progress., Unemployment related to the business cycle, recession and prosperity.

Cyclical  
Seasonal  
Hidden  
Frictional  
Technological  
Structural  

Keywords

ConstitutionConstitutionConstitution, emigrationemigrationemigration, corruptioncorruptioncorruption, nepotismnepotismnepotism, cronyismcronyismcronyism, unemploymentunemploymentunemployment, patriotismpatriotismpatriotism

Glossary

Constitution
Constitution
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Konstytucja – inaczej zwana ustawą zasadniczą. Jest to akt prawny, który najczęściej jest najważniejszym i najwyższym dokumentem stanowiącym prawo w państwie.

Emigration
Emigration
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Emigracja – wyjazd, opuszczenie kraju na jakiś czas lub na stałe, może być dobrowolna lub przymusowa.

Corruption
Corruption
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Korupcja – negatywne zjawisko w życiu społecznym, którego celem jest uzyskanie osobistych korzyści wykorzystując swoją pozycję, wpływy lub stanowisko. Prowadzi do marnotrawienia środków publicznych, pozbawia obywateli poczucia bezpieczeństwa i hamuje rozwój kraju.

Nepotism
Nepotism
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Nepotyzm – faworyzowanie członków własnej rodziny lub znajomych przy obsadzaniu stanowisk. Najczęściej wiąże się również z brakiem wymaganych kwalifikacji.

Cronyism
Cronyism
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Kumoterstwo – wzajemne popieranie się ludzi związanych z własnym środowiskiem, grupą i więzami towarzyskim w celu osiągnięcia pozycji społecznej lub korzyści materialnych, opierające się nie ma umiejętnościach i kwalifikacjach, a na fakcie znajomości.

Unemployment
Unemployment
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Bezrobocie – dosłownie brak pracy, zjawisko polegające na braku zatrudnienia przez grupę ludzi posiadających kwalifikację i zdolności do jej wykonywania, a pragnących ją znaleźć.

Patriotism
Patriotism
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Patriotyzm – umiłowanie ojczyzny, postawa uznająca ojczyznę za jedną z najważniejszych wartości człowieka oraz szacunek dla kultury, historii i dziedzictwa narodowego.

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