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Trade Unions in Communist States book cover

1st Edition

Trade Unions in Communist States

Edited By Alex Pravda, Blair A. Ruble Copyright 1986
298 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1986, just as Gorbachev was launching his perestroika programme, this book provides valuable historical discussions of economic reform and the role of communist labour unions. The editors a model of unions in Leninist systems as 'dual functioning', operating both to mobilize labour for production and to protect workers' rights and interests. In practice, the production... Read more

1.Communist Trade Unions: Varieties of Dualism Alex Pravda and Blair A. Ruble 2. Industrial Trade Unions in the USSR Blair A. Ruble 3. Labor Unions in the German Democratic Republic Marilyn Rueschemeyer and C. Bradley Scharf 4. Czechoslovak Trade Unions Under Soviet-Type Socialism Joseph L. Porket 5. The Politics of Romanian Trade Unions Daniel N. Nelson 6. Poland in the 1970s: Dural Functioning Trade Unionism under Pressure Alex Pravda 7. Solidarity: The Anti-Trade Union Tom Keenoy 8. Trade Unions and Workers’ Interests in Hungary István Kemény 9. Yugoslavia: Unions in a Self-Managed Society Bernard Carter 10. The People’s Republic of China Jeanne L. Wilson 11. Communist and Capitalist Trade Unionism: Comparisons and Contrasts Craig R. Littler and Gill Palmer

Biography

Alex Pravda and Blair A. Ruble

Original Review of Trade Unions in Communist States:

Trade Unions in Communist States makes a significant contribution to the comparative study of communist systems and will be welcomed by specialists in the field. Charles E. Ziegler, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol 40, Issue 2 (1988)

‘…a useful resource and reference…’ Zvi Gitelman, Slavic Review, Volume 48, Issue 3 (1989). 

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