Russian Workers: The Anatomy of PatienceFollowing the strike waves of 1989 and 1991, many commentators expected Russian workers to play a decisive role in determining the course of transition. In the event, workers have stoically endured a catastrophic decline in living standards, a loss of security and wage delays of six months or more. This book confronts this paradox, dissecting the apparent patience of Russian workers through an analysis of the forms of social integration fostered within the Soviet and post-Soviet enterprise, and an examination of the barriers, which have prevented trade unions from effectively representing workers' interests during the transition. |
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Page 191 - ED. Management and industry in Russia: Formal and informal relations in the period of transition.