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OverviewDuring 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 form 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 programmes affect workers in the reforming countries. One section of the book examines how privatization impacts on labour 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 on 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 should find this collection a welcome addition to the literature on privatization. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marsha Pripstein Posusney , Linda J. CookPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Weight: 0.586kg ISBN: 9781840644357ISBN 10: 1840644354 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 28 May 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Unions in Transition: Why Organized Labor Embraced Economic Reform in Poland (1989-1999) 3. Egyptian Labor Struggles in the Era of Privatization: The Moral Economy Thesis Revisited 4. The Political Element in Economic Reform: Labor Institutions and Privatization Patterns in South Asia 5. Enterprise Reform and Labor in North Africa 6. Public Sector Downsizing: An Introduction 7. Privatization and Employment: Some General Issues 8. Ironies and Obstacles to China's Post-Socialist Housing Privatization 9. Provision of Social Benefits by Russian Enterprises: Managers' Behavior and Motivations 10. The Political Economy of Pension Reform: Poland and Hungary 11. Labor and the Politics of Human Capital Accumulation IndexReviews'. . . this book makes a significant contribution to the debate about controversial privatisation issues and industrial policy responses to them. . . Privatization and Labor is an engaging and informative analysis of some of the most important and controversial privatisation issues, even when it is not completely persuasive.' -- Jung-Won Kim, Asia Pacific Business Review 'The book, which consists of very interesting research and experiences on privatisation and deregulation from different parts of the world, is, ultimately, an extremely useful handbook in studying the effects of the current economic hegemony.' -- M. Kemal oke, South-East Europe Review '. . . this book makes a significant contribution to the debate about controversial privatisation issues and industrial policy responses to them. . . Privatization and Labor is an engaging and informative analysis of some of the most important and controversial privatisation issues, even when it is not completely persuasive.' '... this book makes a significant contribution to the debate about controversial privatisation issues and industrial policy responses to them... Privatization and Labor is an engaging and informative analysis of some of the most important and controversial privatisation issues, even when it is not completely persuasive.' -- Jung-Won Kim, Asia Pacific Business Review 'The book, which consists of very interesting research and experiences on privatisation and deregulation from different parts of the world, is, ultimately, an extremely useful handbook in studying the effects of the current economic hegemony.' -- M. Kemal Oke, South-East Europe Review `. . . this book makes a significant contribution to the debate about controversial privatisation issues and industrial policy responses to them. . . Privatization and Labor is an engaging and informative analysis of some of the most important and controversial privatisation issues, even when it is not completely persuasive.' -- Jung-Won Kim, Asia Pacific Business Review `The book, which consists of very interesting research and experiences on privatisation and deregulation from different parts of the world, is, ultimately, an extremely useful handbook in studying the effects of the current economic hegemony.' -- M. Kemal OEke, South-East Europe Review Author InformationEdited 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 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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