Economic Conditions in Europe - Eastern Europe, 1991 - Present (Post-Soviet Russia) - History, Russia (Federation) - History - Economic Aspects, Russia (Federation) - History - Political Aspects, Russia & Former Soviet Union - Politics & Government
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Following the strike waves of 1989 and 1991, many commentators expected Russian workers to play a decisive role in determining the course of transition. Workers have stoically endured a catastrophic decline in living standards, a loss of security and wage delays of six months or more. Sarah Ashwin’s book directly confronts this paradox, dissecting the apparent "patience" of Russian workers through an original analysis of the forms of social integration fostered within the Soviet and post-Soviet enterprise, and an examination of the barriers that have prevented trade unions from effectively representing workers’ interests during the transition. Ashwin's analysis is based on an ethnographic case study of a South Kuzbass coal mine. Starting from interviews with workers and trade union activists, Ashwin relates large-scale political, social and economic changes to the dilemmas of everyday life, showing how workers’ responses to reform are influencing the post-communist recomposition of the Russian state and economy.Editorials
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Using interviews with coal mine workers in South Kuzbass, Ashwin (industrial relations, London School of Economics) explains how the large-scale political, social, and economic changes that have been occurring in Russia over the past ten years have affected people's everyday lives. She examines the ways in which workers' responses to reform have influenced the post-communist restructuring, and investigates the barriers which have prevented trade-unions from effectively representing workers' interests during this transition. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 29, 1999
Publisher
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1999.
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780719056116