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Poland is experiencing large-scale social and economic changes as a result of the reforms associated with the transition to a market economy. The main social changes began in 1988 and 1989. At the beginning of the 1990s, a first round of economic reforms resulted in a deterioration of the situation for large parts of the population. The impact of the new socio-economic situation on family formation was initially not clear. On the one hand, the changes — especially the earlier political ones — created rising expectations among the population. As a result, young adults may have cherished a new perspective on family life. On the other hand, the economic reforms resulting in a deterioration of the situation for large parts of the population may have created increased uncertainty about labour market opportunities and other future developments. This uncertainty could, therefore, also have led to a postponement of family formation, especially during the 1990s (Liefbroer and Fratczak, 1996).
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Kowalska, I., Wróblewska, W. (2001). Transition to Adulthood in Poland. In: Corijn, M., Klijzing, E. (eds) Transitions to Adulthood in Europe. European Studies of Population, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9717-3_11
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