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KrystynaMazurek-Łopacińska
Table1contd.
Frugal
Friendly
Candid
Honest
1
41.0
61.0
55.0
47.0
2
57.0
72.0
62.0
55.0
3
75.0
68.0
48.0
63.0
4
53.0
73.0
66.0
61.0
5
Source:BasedonZmianywwizerunkuPolakaiEuropejczyka(2007).
Despitethefactthatworkplacesmuchlowerinthehierarchyofvaluesfor
Poles,inthefaceofcompetitivenesstheyshowresourcefulnessanddiligence.
Thereisalsoamarkedincreaseofself-relianceandstriveforsuccess,factors
thatgainimportanceinthecourseofequalisingthecivilizationgap.Other
positivetendenciesincludeopenness,friendlinessandhonesty.Waningofcom-
plexesisattestedbyPoles’self-perception:theyviewthemselvesnearlyasedu-
cated,culturalandambitiousastheaveragerepresentativesofthematureWest-
erneconomies.Thesetrendsareaccompaniedbystrongidentificationwithown
cultureandnation.
PositivetransformationsofthePoles’imageresultfrominterplayofmarket
economyconditionsandfeatureswiththeEUintegrationprocesses.Polesare
awareofbenefitsofintegrationbothforthePolisheconomyandthenation’s
securityandpositionontheglobalscale.Inparticular,theypointtothebenefits
forfarmersandagriculture,aswellasEUemploymentpossibilities.Theymore
oftenperceivethefinancialbenefitsresultingfromtheinflowofEUfunds,
especiallyinrelationtomunicipalinvestmentsandthoseinvolvedincon-
structionandmodernisationofroadinfrastructure.Theyalsoperceivebenefits
forcompaniesrelatedtotheEUsupportofentrepreneurshipandopenaccess
totheEUmarket(Table2).
Table2.ThemostaccentedbenefitsofPoland’saccessiontotheEUstructures(percentage
ofresponses)
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1
Openborders
Agriculturalbenefits
Workabroad
Roadinvestments
EUfunds
Typeofbenefit
2
200520062007
27
26
24
3
4
4
24
19
39
4
5
7
29
29
28
15
13
5
Outflow
ofprofessionals
AdjustmenttoEU
norms
EUdependence
Priceincrease,
especiallyfood
Lossesforfarmers
Negativeresults
6
200520062007
29
7
2
6
3
5
8
3
5
3
7
6
9
6
6
5
5
5
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