Labor Relations And Political Change In Eastern Europe

Author : John Thirkell,Richard Scase,Sarah Vickerstaff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135366544

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Labour Relations In Eastern Europe by John Thirkell,Richard Scase,Sarah Vickerstaff Pdf

This book offers an insight into the process of transition in Eastern Europe. It provides a comparative analysis of trends in labour relations with and between countries, incorporating country studies which share a common theoretical and empirical framework. The book is intended for postgraduate and professional researchers and for library markets in the fields of industrial relations, sociology of industry/organizations/work, social structure, and politics. Its comparative framework also makes it useful for European studies.

Author : John E. M. Thirkell,Richard Scase,Sarah Vickerstaff
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Industrial relations
ISBN : 0875467083

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Labor Relations and Political Change in Eastern Europe by John E. M. Thirkell,Richard Scase,Sarah Vickerstaff Pdf

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Author : Stephen Crowley,David Ost
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0742509990

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Workers After Workers' States by Stephen Crowley,David Ost Pdf

Why, given political freedom coupled with adverse economic change, has labour been so quiescent since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe? Through the use of case studies, this text explores the extent of these weaknesses and the relationship between labour and politcs in these countries.

Author : Krastya Petkov,J E M Thirkell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134989065

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Labour Relations in Eastern Europe by Krastya Petkov,J E M Thirkell Pdf

Changes in labour relations in Eastern Europe arising from recent political events can only be understood against an explanation of the existing structures and mechanisms of labour relations. This full-length collaborative study - the first in its field - analyses these structures and mechanisms by focusing on the radical reforms undertaken in Bulgaria over the last decade. Using a wealth of case studies, it looks at the action processes within enterprises and at the processes of strategy formulation on a national level in Bulgaria, and compares them with those processses in other Eastern European countries such as Yugoslavia and Hungary.

Author : György Széll
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783110854930

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Labour Relations in Transition in Eastern Europe by György Széll Pdf

Author : John E. M. Thirkell,Krŭstʹo Petkov,Sarah Vickerstaff
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023098606

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The Transformation of Labour Relations by John E. M. Thirkell,Krŭstʹo Petkov,Sarah Vickerstaff Pdf

The substantial political changes in Eastern Europe and Russia since 1989 have been accompanied by the attempted transfer, imposition, and imitation of labour relations practices and mechanisms from other market economies, primarily of Western Europe. This book addresses the extent to whichthese transferred labour-relations institutions are likely to take root. The authors offer a comparative analysis of changing labour relations at national level in a range of countries, and the role of governments, international institutions, trade unions, and other agencies. This is supported byin-depth case studies on the processes of transformation at enterprise level. Drawing on the findings of an international research team, analysis of the change process and recent developments is related to the legacies of the socialist system.

Author : Anna Pollert
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857026071

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Transformation at Work by Anna Pollert Pdf

`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 transition process at the enterprise level′ - Employee Relations In this book, Anna Pollert questions the values hidden in the burgeoning literature on `transformation′, and addresses the main concerns arising from these. In exploring the key issues of post-communist transformation, the author discusses important theoretical issues about the nature of change and continuity, such as historical, socio-economic and political effects of transformation, the broad problems of how workers and their organizations respond to change from command to capitalist economies, and case studies of how managers, workers and trade unionists experience these changes within their organizations. Transformation at Work explores the key issues of post-communist transformation in Eastern Europe. The author discusses important aspects of the nature of change and continuity including: historical, socio-economic and political effects; how workers and their organizations respond to change from command to capitalist economies; and how managers, workers and trade unionists experience change within their organizations.

Author : Christopher Candland,Rudra Sil
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191528989

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The Politics of Labor in a Global Age by Christopher Candland,Rudra Sil Pdf

The Politics of Labor in a Global Age is one of the first works to analyse and compare recent shifts in patterns of industrial relations across late-industrializing and post-socialist economies. The volume features original and timely essays on labor relations at national, local, and workplace levels, as economic and politicla actors cope with the similar challenges associated with economic adjustment measures and the impact of 'globalization'. The authors reveal that while globalization has threatened the position of organized labor and prompted business and state elites to accommodate greater labor market flexibility, the legacies of past institutions remain evident in destinctive trends in labor politics within and across late-industrializing and post-socialist settings. The comparisons suggest that globalization is best understood not as a source of covergence but as a set of common pressures that are mediated by specific historical inheritances, that spur varied responses on the part of industrial relations actors, and that facilitate quite diverse institutional outcomes.

Author : Violaine Delteil,Vassil Nikolaev Kirov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317402206

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Labour and Social Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe by Violaine Delteil,Vassil Nikolaev Kirov Pdf

Over a quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall and 10 years after their accession to the European Union (EU), Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEECs) still show marked differences with the rest of Europe in the fields of labour, work and industrial relations. This book presents a detailed and original analysis of labour and social transformations in the CEECs. By examining a wide range of countries in Central Europe, Labour and Social Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe offers a comprehensive and contrasting view of labour developments in Central and Eastern Europe. Chapters explore three related issues. The first deals with the understanding of the complex process of Europeanization applied in the sphere of labour, employment and industrial relations. The second issue refers to the attempt to link the Europeanization approach with an analysis mobilizing the theoretical concept of "dependent capitalism(s)". The third issue refers to the cumulative trends of labour weakening and labour awakening that has emerged, in particular in the aftermath of the crisis beginning in 2007-2008. This book will be of interest to academics, policy makers and stakeholders at European and national level in the EU member states.

Author : Hans Slomp
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1990-03-09
Category : Education
ISBN : UCAL:B4398163

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Labor Relations in Europe by Hans Slomp Pdf

The study of European labor relations has traditionally been divided between two major theoretical perspectives. Descriptive nation-studies and case studies of specific developments have dominated the European continent. In contrast, the Anglo-Saxon approach has been more explicitly comparative and theoretical in its orientation. As a consequence of their unique advantages and common disadvantage of a focus on national developments to the exclusion of general trends, Europe remains a patchwork of different nations with respect to labor relations. Hans Slomp offers this book as an effort to complement this national perspective with a European view. He provides a general introduction to European labor relations, offering comparative material from a range of countries. Each chapter covers a specific period; the division into periods is based on important changes in economic and political conditions common to most of Europe. In accordance with the continental approach, attention is devoted not just to the form, but also to the content of labor relations. The survey covers the issues of labor relations as practiced by employers or employers' associations and trade unions rather than as an academic discipline. For the general reader, Slomp's work provides a much-needed survey of European labor relations. For the labor relations scholar, it facilitates the distinction between what is truly specific for one country and what is a variation from a European trend.

Author : Giuseppe Casale
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Industrial relations
ISBN : 9221119289

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Social Dialogue in Central and Eastern Europe by Giuseppe Casale Pdf

Comprises 17 papers which discuss tripartism, social dialogue and industrial relations in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Author : Abraham Jan Steijn
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781007600

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Industrial Relations in the New Europe by Abraham Jan Steijn Pdf

'The collection deserves to be made accessible to readers, and the publisher should be congratulated on maintaining a steady stream of high-quality publications on the European subject.' - Steve Jefferys, Industrial Relations Journal

Author : Roger Blanpain,Lajos Nagy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061908666

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Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Central and Eastern Europe:From Planned to a Market Economy by Roger Blanpain,Lajos Nagy Pdf

Dramatic events have held back the transformation of the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) into a democratic society with a functional, private ownership economy. Most recently, recession in the Western countries and the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union have proven barriers to such a metamorphosis. This volume provides a comparative overview of the ongoing changes in the legal regulation of industrial relations in the CEEC. It discusses the current transformation and development taking place in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia, and provides the reader with an insight into how the fall of communism and the transition to market economies have affected the field of labour law throughout the region. Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Central and Eastern Europe offers a unique examination of the effects of numerous factors and forces on the field of labour law in this actively-changing region.

Author : B.C. Roberts
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000788914

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Industrial Relations in Europe by B.C. Roberts Pdf

First published in 1985 Industrial Relations in Europe examines the development of trade unions and their relations with the employers and employers’ organisations in a number of Western European countries in the 1980s. The shared characteristics of these systems are common heritage of political democracy, market economies, the right of employers to manage the business for which they are responsible and the right of employees to belong to unions which are free to bargain and to seek political goals which will advance the interests of their members. With case studies from Denmark, Germany, France, Great Britain, Norway etc. the volume showcases the major structural changes brought about by technological, economic and social factors which had significant implications for trade unions and traditional patterns of industrial relations. A major response was the erosion of centralized processes of decision making and a return to the individual, local initiative and an increased interest in entrepreneurship. This book is a must read for scholars of political economy, industrial economy and economics in general.

Author : Virginia Lee Doellgast,Nathan Lillie,Valeria Pulignano
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198791843

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Reconstructing Solidarity by Virginia Lee Doellgast,Nathan Lillie,Valeria Pulignano Pdf

"Work is widely thought to have become more precarious. Many people feel that unions represent the interests of protected workers in good jobs at the expense of workers with insecure employment, low pay, and less generous benefits. Reconstructing Solidarity: Labour Unions, Precarious Work, and the Politics of Institutional Change in Europe argues the opposite: that unions try to represent precarious workers using a variety of creative campaigning and organizational tactics.00Where unions can limit employers' ability to 'exit' labour market institutions and collective agreements and build solidarity across different groups of workers, this results in a virtuous circle, establishing union control over the labour market. Where they fail to do so, it sets in motion a vicious circle of expanding precarity based on institutional evasion by employers. Exploring the struggle of the unions against the expansion of precarious work in Europe, Reconstructing Solidarity explains the importance of how unions build, or fail to build, inclusive worker solidarity. It uses a diverse range of comparative case studies to describe the struggles of workers and unions in industries such as local government, music, metalworking, chemicals, meat-packing, and logistics, to argue against the thesis that unions act primarily to protect labour market insiders at the expense of outsiders."--Back cover.