Transformation at Work : In the New Market Economies of Central Eastern Europe.

The book is well written and clearly structured, bringing together much dispersed material. The most interesting part of the book is the case study of the Czech engineering firm CKD. The case study gives an insight into the continuing processes of transition: transition is a process, rather than a j...

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Main Author: Pollert, Anna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Sage Publications, 2000.
Series:Industrial Management Series.
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505 0 |a Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: Researching Transformation; Part I -- The Setting; 1 -- Historical Legacies I -- From Empires to Nation States; 2 -- Historical Legacies II -- Diversity of Command Economy Experience; 3 -- Theories of the Command Economy and its Transformation; Part II -- The State and Capital; 4 -- 'Transition' Crisis in Central Eastern Europe; 5 -- Making Capitalism without Capital; 6 -- Western Capital in Central Eastern Europe; Part III -- Labour; 7 -- Trade Union Politics and Worker Representation; 8 -- Developments in Industrial Relations. 
505 8 |a 9 -- Lost Opportunities and Wasted Talent at the Heart of Czech Engineering10 -- Case Studies: Retail Service and Consumer Goods Manufacturing; Afterword; Appendices; References; Subject Index; Name Index. 
520 |a The book is well written and clearly structured, bringing together much dispersed material. The most interesting part of the book is the case study of the Czech engineering firm CKD. The case study gives an insight into the continuing processes of transition: transition is a process, rather than a jump from Socialism to capitalism. The author provides solid evidence on the ways in which adjusting to the market has proved painful, and in the end unsuccessful for CKD, which has been merged with another firm. Overall, Transformation at Work provides a valuable insight into the realities of the t. 
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