Workers after Workers' States - Labor and Politics in Postcommunist Eastern Europe (Paperback)

After decades as the official 'ruling class' of ostensible 'workers' states, ' labor in Eastern Europe has fallen dramatically. Although the painful consequences of market transformation have hit workers hardest of all, protests have been surprisingly few and ineffective. More than ten years after the start of the transition, trade unions are among the weakest institutions of postcommunist society, unable to influence policymaking or secure material rewards for workers. Why, given unprecedented political freedoms coupled with such adverse economic change, has labor been so quiescent since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe? And what are the political consequences of that weakness for societies trying to build lasting democracies? This book, through the use of comparative case studies, explores the causes, extent, significance, and implications of this weakness. The ten cases-Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine-focus on the status of trade unions and the relationship between labor and politics in each country. Comprising a full array of postcommunist societies, these countries represent a wide variation in labor institutions, political experiences, and economic outcomes. In their introduction and conclusion the editors consider structural, sociological, and ideational explanations for labor decline in the postcommunist era and assess the impact of that weakness on the consolidation of democracy in the region.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	September 2001
Editors:	Stephen Crowley • David Ost
Contributors:	Mihail Arandarenko • Grigor Gradev • David Kideckel • Marina Kokanovic • Evgienii Kopatko • Wlodzimierz Pankow • Anna Pollert • Jonathan Stein
Dimensions:	230 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-0999-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Promotions
LSN:	0-7425-0999-0
Barcode:	9780742509993

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