Labour in Transition - The Labour Process in Eastern Europe and China

Labour in Transition (1992) examines the massive transformations undertaken by state socialist regimes at the end of the 1980s. It traces developments in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China, in particular the impact of changes in the labour process and broader political economy.

List of contents

Part 1. Introduction 1. Socialism and the Labour Process in Theory and Practice Paul Thompson and Chris Smith Part 2. Comparing Capitalism and State Socialism 2. Bending the Bars of the Iron Cage: Bureaucratization and Informalization in Capitalism and Socialism David Stark 3. Innovation and the Division of Labour in State Socialist and Capitalist Enterprises Otfried Mickler Part 3. Labour Process Reform in Eastern Europe 4. Economic Reform and Production Relations in Soviet Industry, 1986-90 Don Filtzer 5. A View from Within: Interview with a Soviet Auto Worker David Mandel 6. A View from Production: The Hungarian Transition from Socialism to Capitalism Michael Burawoy Part 4. China 7. The Myth of Autonomy: The Foreign Enterprise in China Jude Howell 8. Disorganized Socialism: State and Enterprise in Modern China Paul Thompson

Summary

Labour in Transition (1992) examines the massive transformations undertaken by state socialist regimes at the end of the 1980s. It traces developments in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China, in particular the impact of changes in the labour process and broader political economy.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Thompson Smith
• Assisted by: Chris Smith (Editor), Paul Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032493749
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3249374-9
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Economics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; China, Eastern Europe, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, c 1970 to c 1980, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, c 1980 to c 1989, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General