TY - JOUR TI - Mineral construction materials industry in the years 1971– 1981. Investment boom, crises, and the birth of “Solidarity” AU - Bereszyński, Zbigniew TI - Mineral construction materials industry in the years 1971– 1981. Investment boom, crises, and the birth of “Solidarity” AB - In 1971, the new leadership of the Polish United Workers’ Party, headed by Edward Gierek, introduced a new economic strategy, called the “strategy of dynamic growth”. This strategy brought about positive results, for instance in the sector of mineral construction materials. In the 1970s, this sector underwent intense development and modernization. In the end, the strategy was not consistently implemented, mainly due to the lack of sufficient financing. Over time, its initial success was overshadowed by the intensifying social and economic crisis, which resulted with conflicts in workplaces, among other consequences. In the summer of 1980, workers went on strike also in mineral construction material factories. This was followed by the formation of “Solidarity” branches in individual workplaces and at the national level. VL - 2022 IS - Vol. IX PY - 2022 SN - 2391-890X C1 - 2720-4774 SP - 205 EP - 240 DO - 10.4467/2391-890XPAH.22.011.17223 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-archiwalno-historyczny/article/przemysl-mineralnych-materialow-budowlanych-w-latach-1971-1981-boom-inwestycyjny-zjawiska-kryzysowe-i-narodziny-solidarnosci KW - mineral construction materials industry KW - dynamic growth strategy KW - crisis KW - conflicts KW - “Solidarity”