title: Polish migration policies:  challenges and dilemmas.
abstract: Following a brief historical overview of Polish migration policies and trends, current post-Communism migration is examined.  The focus is on "two...types of Polish emigration.... The first, continuing over the last two decades, is temporary labor emigration, when emigres spend two to three years (especially overseas) or a few months (in Western Europe) working outside of Poland.  The second model of movement of Poles abroad is short-term private business excursions to different regions of Europe and Asia."  The author examines "which migration policies will be beneficial to Poland's political and economic systems, as the country enters a new phase of development."
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authors.lastname: Bernatowicz
mesh_terms: D003148:Communism; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D011044:Poland; D011056:Political Systems; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012950:Socialism; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Communism; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Europe; International Migration; Labor Migration; Migration Policy; Migration--changes; Poland; Policy; Political Factors; Political Systems; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy; Socialism; Temporary Migration