Gierek
Americannoun
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Fearing a national outcry, Gierek was reluctant to ease the strain on the budget by raising prices.
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Following the ouster of Party Boss Edward Gierek in September, the Kania regime dismissed hundreds of officials for corruption or incompetence.
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More important, Kania was able to build on something Gierek had lost: Moscow's confidence.
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Walesa also proved adept at hard bargaining once the Gierek government, afraid that the rebellion would spread, finally agreed to negotiate.
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Meanwhile, to keep people happy, Gierek was allowing wages to rise 40% from 1970 to 1975, compared with an increase of only 17% over the previous decade.
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