Workers’ Self-Management in the Selected Countries of the Real Socialism Socio-Economic System Cover Image

Funkcjonowanie samorządów pracowniczych w wybranych krajach realnego socjalizmu
Workers’ Self-Management in the Selected Countries of the Real Socialism Socio-Economic System

Author(s): Janusz Wdzięczak
Subject(s): History, Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: self-management; employee participation; socialist economies;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the attempts of establishing institutions of a system of worker’s self-management in the selected countries of the so-called real socialism system in Eastern Europe. The analysis considers three of those countries, namely Yugoslavia, Poland, and Hungary, whose experiences in participation​ of the employees’ implementation were the most significant. Particular attention was paid to the evolution of socialist regimes approach to workers’ self-management. The paper tries to answer the question whether workers’ self-management posed a threat to the socialist regimes persistence. The research method used in the study is an in-depth survey and analysis of literature and legal acts.

  • Issue Year: 19/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 81-91
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish