ABSTRACT

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. Detailed empirical analysis of reform processes is effectively combined with a broader comparative examination of capitalism, socialism and the process of transition to new social formations.

part I|34 pages

Introduction

part II|66 pages

Comparing Capitalism and State Socialism

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|32 pages

Bending the Bars of the Iron Cage

Bureaucratization and informalization in capitalism and socialism

part III|98 pages

Labour Process Reform in Eastern Europe

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 5|31 pages

A View from Within

Interview with a Soviet auto worker

chapter 6|19 pages

A View from Production

The Hungarian transition from socialism to capitalism

part IV|61 pages

China

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 7|22 pages

The Myth of Autonomy

The foreign enterprise in China

chapter 8|33 pages

Disorganized Socialism

State and enterprise in modern China