Crisis and change in industrial relations in Central and Eastern Europe. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soulsby, Anna; Hollinshead, Graham; Steger, Thomas
• Other Names: Soulsby Anna guest-editor.; Hollinshead Graham guest-editor.; Steger Thomas guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: European journal of industrial relations. Volume 23:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe -- crisis -- governments -- multinational companies -- regime variations -- shock therapy -- trade unions; Industrial relations -- Europe -- Periodicals; 331.094105
• DOI: 10.1177/0959680117693686
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6801

Abstract

This article introduces the Special Issue on industrial relations in Central and Eastern Europe since the financial and economic crisis. Already dependent economically on funding from the west and lacking the robust industrial relations institutions traditional in much of Western Europe, countries in the region were particularly vulnerable. However, there are important cross-national differences, and the strategies of key actors have significantly affected the outcomes.