Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 415 pages) : table, figure |
Series |
Research in social stratification and mobility ; v. 19 |
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Research in social stratification and mobility ; v. 19.
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Contents |
Front Cover; THE FUTURE OF MARKET TRANSITION; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: MARKET TRANSITION AND LESSONS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE; CHAPTER 1. POSTSOCIALIST INEQUALITIES: THE CAUSES OF CONTINUITY AND DISCONTINUITY; CHAPTER 2. AN OUTLINE OF THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF SOCIALISM OR AN AUTO-CRITIQUE OF AN AUTO-CRITIQUE; CHAPTER 3. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WORKING CLASS? ERRORS OF AN UNREPENTANT MARXIST; PART II: INSIGHTS INTO THE TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKET INSTITUTIONS; CHAPTER 4. BIRTH OF A MARKET ECONOMY: HUNGARIAN AGRICULTURE AFTER SOCIALISM |
Summary |
The collapse of the state-controlled economies of the former Eastern Bloc will certainly change the way the global economy operates. Bringing together scholars from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, different nations and different empirical research traditions, this title examines the ongoing transition and the implications of market transitions for individual life chances, state economic policy and social stratification systems. The volume includes scholarship that focuses on both single nation and cross-national research, plus research contributions that compare state socialist/for |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Post-communism -- Economic aspects
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Labor market -- Europe, Eastern
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Labor market -- China
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Social stratification -- Europe, Eastern
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Social stratification -- China
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Urban & Regional.
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Economic history
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Labor market
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Post-communism -- Economic aspects
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Social stratification
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SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000332
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China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99010023
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Subject |
China
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Eastern Europe
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Leicht, Kevin T.
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ISBN |
9780080544472 |
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0080544479 |
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1281025682 |
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9781281025685 |
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