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Privatization and Labor: Responses and Consequences in Global Perspective - Couverture rigide

 
9781840644357: Privatization and Labor: Responses and Consequences in Global Perspective
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ISBN 10 : 1840644354 ISBN 13 : 9781840644357
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

During the last decade, privatization, understood here as the transfer of state-owned enterprises to the private sector, has become a widespread phenomenon among formerly socialist and mixed economies. It has been touted as a quick route to growth and prosperity in countries suffering from bloated, inefficient, and debt ridden public sectors.

The contributors to this book, drawn from a number of social science disciplines, explore the various ways in which privatization programs affect workers in the reforming countries. The book includes an examination of how privatization impacts on labor economically, by changing the level and conditions of employment, as well as its influence on wages, benefits, and social services. A second section looks at the political effects of privatization on workers, focusing on the strength and militancy of trade unions and their relationship to political parties.

The essays, written by scholars as well as policy practitioners, cover both post-socialist countries, including Russia, China, and Eastern Europe, and the developing regions - the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Scholars and students in economics and political science as well as policymakers will find this collection a welcome addition to the literature on privatization.

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À propos de l'auteur

Edited by the late Marsha Pripstein Posusney, formerly Associate Professor of Political Science, Bryant College, US and Research Adjunct in International Relations, Brown University, US and Linda J. Cook, Professor of Political Science and Faculty Associate, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, US

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1840644354
ISBN 13 
9781840644357
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
288
Éditeur
Posusney Marsha Pripstein, Cook Linda J.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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