This book, first published in 1984, is the first systematic attempt in English to produce an analytical as well as a descriptive outline of the operations, management and role of the Soviet industrial enterprise. The microeconomics of central planning is a relatively neglected area of analysis with most effort being directed towards the theory of economic incentives. This book fills that gap by presenting an integrated view of the theory of the socialist firm. It concentrates on the day-to-day activities of the Soviet enterprise, and uses a wealth of unused Soviet data to project its findings.

Mostly Russian contributors offer nine studies on new kinds of conflict and forms of trade unionism in post-Soviet Russia. The topics include the development of an independent trade union in a large ball-bearing factory, changes in the status hierarchy, gender differentiation, and the external relations of enterprises during bankruptcy and between insiders and outsiders. The series examines the restructuring of social relations in Russian industry. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Provides insight into the restructuring of Russian industrial enterprises, with an overview of industrial enterprise in transition and four in-depth case studies of enterprises, covering the period since the beginning of radical reform. Case studies look at the changing strategy of management in different types of former state enterprises, including pioneers in privatization, members of the military-industrial sector, and a passenger transport enterprise. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR