First published in 1997. Entrepreneurial activity in Poland has contributed to the economic revival of the nation and, arguably, to the 'social net' of Poland. In an effort to gain a greater understanding of the entrepreneur in Poland, this book offers a comparison of Polish entrepreneurs and American entrepreneurs while giving attention to the potential influence of the political-social context of the environment in which the entrepreneur was raised. The regimen of a command economic system is considered as well as its possible impact on the entrepreneur.