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.

Table 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

Regional studies

Economics

International management

Agribusiness

Energy indurstry

Transportation

Heavy industry

Manufacturing industry

History in general, methods

Modernism, postmodernism

History of Europe

Further readings in History

Philosophy of politics

Further reading in the field of sociology

Political systems and theories

Military theory

Social geography

Regional studies (charity campaign)

Economics (charity campaign)

International management (charity campaign)

Agribusiness (charity campaign)

Energy indurstry (charity campaign)

Transportation (charity campaign)

Heavy industry (charity campaign)

Manufacturing industry (charity campaign)

History in general, methods (charity campaign)

Modernism, postmodernism (charity campaign)

History of Europe (charity campaign)

Further readings in History (charity campaign)

Philosophy of politics (charity campaign)

Further reading in the field of sociology (charity campaign)

Political systems and theories (charity campaign)

Military theory (charity campaign)

Social geography (charity campaign)

Labour in Transition

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.