Tattered Banners: Labor, Conflict, And Corporatism In Postcommunist Russia - Softcover

Connor, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813329124 ISBN 13: 9780813329123

Publisher: Westview Press, 1996

Synopsis

In post-Soviet Russia’s transition to new political and economic systems, few issues are as important as labor. Although the “worker’s paradise” may have been largely imaginary, the loss of job security and benefits that has accompanied marketization could well become a catalyst for yet another political upheaval. In this timely book, Walter Connor explores how the Yeltsin government attempted to avoid this pitfall of system change. Connor examines Russia’s emergent labor politics in the critical first years of the post-Soviet period, focusing on the problems Yeltsin encountered in attempting to adopt a “corporatist” solution to the conflicts of interest that have arisen between labor, employers, and the state. With many employers still heavily dependent on the state, while others are already beyond state control, the corporatist effort has been sabotaged, Connor contends, by the lack of distinct interest groups found in more mature market economies. He concludes with an analysis of what these recent developments may portend for Russian politics and government in the future.

About this title

About the Author:

Walter D. Connor is professor of political science, sociology, and international relations at Boston University and a fellow of Harvard University's Russian Research Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0813329124
• ISBN 13: 9780813329123
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258