Eastern European Capitalism
in the Making
This book examines the
relationship between governments, labor and business in central and eastern Europe as
capitalism develops. This triple forum for social dialogue in Bulgaria and Poland is
described as 'tripartism', a new post-communist species of state-society interaction
and a brand of capitalism distinct from American neo-liberalism, western European
neo-corporatism and Japanese statism. These forums are understood as institutionalizing of
conflict among post-communist social actors in the industrial arena, and consist of three
specific elements: political negotiations, civic participation, and multi-level
bargaining. The book explains variations in the establishment and functioning of
tripartite institutions across central and eastern European countries, industries and
regions, with corporatist legacies and legacies of extrication paths from state socialism.
Integration into the international economy and polity, especially European integration,
has somewhat diminished differences and, in the long run, is helping preserve and maintain
social dialogue structures in the central and eastern European region.
Contents
1. Hybrid capitalism in the
making;
2. The corporatist legacy of
state socialism;
3. Bulgaria's national
tripartism;
4. National social dialogue
in Poland;
5. The politics of sectoral
tripartism;
6. The politics of regional
tripartism;
7. Conclusions: transiency
and continuity
220 pages