The publication was a base of the habilitation process of dr Monika Bąk. It was published in 2006 by the Publishing House of Gdansk University.

The referee of the book was Professor Elżbieta Kawecka-Wyrzykowska from the High School of Economics in Warsaw.

The referees of the habilitation process were:

Professor Jerzy Kleer from the Warsaw University
Professor Grzegorz W. Kołodko from Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management
Professor Anna Zielińska-Głębocka from the University of Gdansk
Professor Katarzyna Żukrowska from the High School of Economics in Warsaw

On 23 January 2007 the Faculty of Economics Council of the University of Gdansk the resolution no 2/07/WEUG on the conferring the habilitated doctor title in the range of economics on Monika Bąk was issued