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State, Labor, and the Transition to a Market Economy: Egypt, Poland, Mexico, and the Czech Republic - Couverture souple

Paczynska, Agnieszka

 
9780271034379: State, Labor, and the Transition to a Market Economy: Egypt, Poland, Mexico, and the Czech Republic
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ISBN 10 : 0271034378 ISBN 13 : 9780271034379
Editeur : Penn State University Press, 2013

Synopsis

In response to mounting debt crises and macroeconomic instability in the 1980s, many countries in the developing world adopted neoliberal policies promoting the unfettered play of market forces and deregulation of the economy and attempted large-scale structural adjustment, including the privatization of public-sector industries. How much influence did various societal groups have on this transition to a market economy, and what explains the variances in interest-group influence across countries? In this book, Agnieszka Paczynska explores these questions by studying the role of organized labor in the transition process in four countries in different regions—the Czech Republic and Poland in eastern Europe, Egypt in the Middle East, and Mexico in Latin America. In Egypt and Poland, she shows, labor had substantial influence on the process, whereas in the Czech Republic and Mexico it did not. Her explanation highlights the complex relationship between institutional structures and the “critical junctures” provided by economic crises, revealing that the ability of groups like organized labor to wield influence on reform efforts depends to a great extent on not only their current resources (such as financial autonomy and legal prerogatives) but also the historical legacies of their past ties to the state.

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À propos de l'auteur

Agnieszka Paczyńska is Associate Professor at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.

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Éditeur
Penn State University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0271034378
ISBN 13 
9780271034379
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
292
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780271034362: State, Labor, and the Transition to a Market Economy: Egypt, Poland, Mexico, and the Czech Republic

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  027103436X ISBN 13 :  9780271034362
Editeur : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009
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