Elections and Political Order in Russia is a multidisciplinary analysis of the significance of Russia's first postcommunist multiparty election, held in December 1993. Written by leading international scholars, it answers such questions as: Why was the nationalist Zhirinovsky successful? Who are the leading figures in Russian politics? What will be the role of the new political institutions? Who actually holds power in Russia?
Elections and Political Order in Russia is a multidisciplinary analysis of the significance of Russia's first postcommunist multiparty election, held ...
Since the late 1980s, incomes have fallen sharply in most countries of Central and Eastern Europe, while unemployment and poverty rates have risen dramatically. The level of the minimum wage, intended to protect the low-paid and those dependent on state benefits, has been allowed to drop well below the "poverty level". This book considers this development and recommends reforms.
Since the late 1980s, incomes have fallen sharply in most countries of Central and Eastern Europe, while unemployment and poverty rates have risen dra...
The International Labour Office is the moving force behind the adoption of the Labour Force Survey in Western countries as the only reliable means of gathering information about trends in employment and unemployment, and on pay. The countries of East-Central Europe and the former USSR have recognized their need of such statistiics and turned to the ILO to help them set up systems to provide data required by decision makers. This pioneering work shows how the old "command" economies are setting up brand new systems to classify occupations, to measure employment and unemployment, and to collect...
The International Labour Office is the moving force behind the adoption of the Labour Force Survey in Western countries as the only reliable means of ...
In the coming period it will be essential for Ukraine, which currently has to face a combination of massive economic decline, hyperinflation and growing open as well as hidden unemployment, to give a very high priority to the substantial reform of labour market and social policy. This book attempts to assess the trends in social and labour market policy in Ukraine and to help to identify the priorities to follow in the restructuring of the Ukrainian economy and the reform of social policy.
In the coming period it will be essential for Ukraine, which currently has to face a combination of massive economic decline, hyperinflation and growi...
Seeks to answer the crucial question of how countries which have suffered in productivity levels, and a complete loss of innovatory momentum, over a period of 20-30 years can rediscover their dynamism? A dynamic challenge to the prevailing belief of the standard shock therapy' literature that believes that balanced budgets and stable prices are sufficient to cure the ills of economically stagnant societies.
Seeks to answer the crucial question of how countries which have suffered in productivity levels, and a complete loss of innovatory momentum, over a p...
