Stanisław Józef Albinowski (20 July 1923,

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) was a Polish

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Biography

He was born in Lwów, Poland. During

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he was a forced labourer for

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companies in

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-occupied Poland (1940–1943) and

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(

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, 1944). In 1960 he graduated in

from the Political Economics Division of

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(Wydzial Ekonomii Politycznej Uniwersystetu Warszawskiego). He was a journalist for many Polish newspapers in years 1952–1980, and correspondent in

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, Germany (1968–1972).

Government expert

Stanisław Albinowski was also a governmental experts groups working on reports on how to deal with economic crisis in Poland in the 1980s, participating in publications: ''The report on the economy'' (Raport o stanie gospodarki) and ''The programme to overcome the crisis'', (Program przezwyciężenia kryzysu) in 1981.

Publications

Newspapers and magazines

For most of his life he was a columnist and journalist for the biggest Polish newspapers and magazines, including: *

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Kultura ''Kultura'' (, ''Culture'')—sometimes referred to as ''Kultura Paryska'' ("Paris-based Culture")—was a leading Polish-émigré literary-political magazine, published from 1947 to 2000 by ''Instytut Literacki'' (the Literary Institute), in ...

* Po Prostu *

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* Prawo i Gospodarka *

Puls Biznesu ''Puls Biznesu'' (lit. ''Business' Pulse'') is a Polish-language daily newspaper devoted to business and economic issues. History and profile ''Puls Biznesu'' was established by Dagens Industri in 1997. It is published by Bonnier Business (Pol ...

Trybuna Ludu ''Trybuna Ludu'' (; ''People's Tribune'') was one of the largest newspapers in communist Poland, which circulated between 1948 and 1990. It was the official media outlet of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) along with the televised news ...

* Zarządzanie * Życie Gospodarcze *

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Books

* EWG a rynek światowy, 1965 (''EEC and the World Market'', published in Polish, translated into English, French, and German) * Handel między krajami o różnych ustrojach. Po II wojnie światowej i prognozy do 1980 r., 1968 (''Trade between countries with various constitutions. After WWII and forecasts till 1980'') * Muellerowie na codzień, 1979 (''The Muellers in everyday life'') * Alarm dla gospodarki trwa, 1982 (''Alarm for the economy'') * ''Nawigatorzy gospodarki i inne polemiki'', 1987 (The navigators of the economics and other polemics) * ''Pułapka energetyczna gospodarki polskiej'', 1988 (The energetic trap of Polish economy) * Bogactwo i nędza narodów, Dom Wydawniczy Elipsa, Warszawa 1996 (''The wealth and poverty of nations'')

Selected awards

* 1967, 1974 - Nagroda Klubu Publicystów Międzynarodowych SDP (Award of the International Columnist Club of the Polish Journalists Association) * 1974 - Nagroda Prezesa RSW Prasa-Książka-Ruch (Award of the President of the Ruch Prasa-Ksiazka-Ruch /Polish press publishers and distributors) * 1974 - I Nagroda Klubu Publicystów Ekonomicznych SDP (1st Award of the Economic Columnist Club of the Polish Journalists Association) * Krzyż Oficerski OOP * Złoty Krzyż Zasługi

References

20th-century Polish economists 20th-century Polish journalists 1923 births 2005 deaths Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland {{Poland-economist-stub