A unique exploration of the the contributions made by multinational corporations to the difficult labour market transitions towards full integration of Central and Eastern Europe members of the European Union. This book considers the roles played by US, British and German multinational companies (MNCs) in Central and Eastern Europe

This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the way to a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities.

Une meme question a ete posee a une equipe de chercheurs specialises dans les relations du travail dans les principales economies post-industrielles de ce debut du 21e siecle: comment a evolue la regulation sociale dans les entreprises depuis une trentaine d'annees ?
Leurs reponses montrent que les restructurations economiques, l'europeanisation et la mondialisation ont conduit a d'importants changements, rarement volontaires, dans les relations entre les partenaires sociaux organisations syndicales et patronales, sans oublier l'Etat, qui joue souvent un role d'arbitre. Ainsi, les...