Poland (and its thought) in Third World
Michał Sutowski's talk with Jerzy Osiatyński and Małgorzata Mazurek

Michał Sutowski’s interview with prof. Jerzy Osiatyński and Małgorzata Mazurek was the second meeting of the cycle of discussions concerning the exhibitions "After Year Zero" and "Lest The Two Seas Meet".

Poland once had much to offer the so-called Third World. Researchers from the circles later called the Polish School of Development – Ignacy Sachs, Michał Kalecki, or Witold Kula – not only belonged to the world elite of the social, historical, and economic sciences, but were also able to transform the local 20th century experience of Poland – a backward agricultural country that was strenuously industrialised and occupied by colonialists – into an inspiration for grand modernisation plans of the African and Asian countries that were gaining independence. Conscious of the limitations of capitalism and absurdities of the soviet planned economy, they created ambitious growth strategies for Ghana, India, or Mongolia.

Professor Jerzy Osiatyński, former Polish finance minister, member of the Monetary Policy Council, follower of Michał Kalecki, will speak about how Warsaw of the 1960s became an intellectual Mecca for politicians and economists from developing countries. 

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Other archival events from that cycle:

DzieńGodzinaNazwa wydarzeniaMiejsce wydarzenia
18:00 Meeting Poland (and its thought) in Third WorldMichał Sutowski’s interview with prof. Jerzy Osiatyński and Małgorzata Mazurek Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
18:00 Film screening „Ceddo”Screening of Ousmane Sembène's film Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
18:00 Meeting Sex, citadel and the cross. Intimate life in big religionsPatrycja Sasnal’s interview with Monika Bobako Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
18:00 Film screening “The Last Angel of History”John Akomfrah's movie projection and a discussion Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
18:00 Meeting Exiled to paradise? Where do refugees at the EU gates come from?Adam Leszczyński in conversation with Michał Sutowski Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
18:00 Debate How Far, How Near. Social consequences of the Palestinian-Israeli conflictKonstanty Gebert in conversation with Patrycja Sasnal Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
18:00 Film screening “Mudimbe’s Things and Words”Screening of film by Jean-Pierre Bekolo Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw
18:00 Film screening „Cuba: An African Odyssey”A film by Jihan El-Tahri Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Emilia Pavilion
ul. Emilii Plater 51, Warsaw