The Transformation of Labour Relations

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 from other market economies. The authors address the extent to which these transferred labour-relations institutions are likely to take root and offer a comparative analysis of changing labour relations at national level in a range of countries. This is supported by in-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.