State, Labor, and the Transition to a Market Economy 2/e

Contents

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Parties, Unions, and Economic Reforms

2 Ruling Parties, Organized Labor, and Transitions to Democracy: Poland and Czechoslovakia

3 Ruling Parties, Organized Labor, and Continued Authoritarianism: Egypt and Mexico

4 Labor and Privatization in Poland

5 Labor and Privatization in Egypt

6 Labor and Privatization in the Czech Republic and Mexico

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

“Rich information on state/labor union power struggles makes this an essential reference for undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and professionals of labor law and labor relations, transition economies, and economic reforms.”

—S. Chaudhuri, Choice