Trade Unions in Russia and Ukraine [Hardcover]

As the Soviet Union collapsed, many scholars and policymakers predicted that the pillars of Communism would collapse along with the state. The official trade unions not only continued to exist but gained power in the late Soviet and post-Soviet period. Sue Davis explains the reasons why the official trade unions survive and thrive and new, independent unions remain small and weak despite massive Western assistance. She examines many factors ranging from state policy to labour power in the late Soviet period as well as the first five years of the post-Soviet era in Russia and Ukraine.List of Tables Acknowledgements Theoretical Framework Institutional Change and Institutional Formation: The Case of Trade Unions. A Model of Trade Union Leaders' Decisions to Choose 'Voice' or 'Exit' The Soviet Legacy and State-Society Relations: The Case of Trade Unions Institutional Change under Gorbachev: Coal Miners' and Railroad Workers' Union State-Society Relations in Post-Soviet Systems: Trade Unions in Russia. Incentives and Constraints in New Union Formation State-Society Relations in Post-Soviet Systems: Trade Unions in Ukraine. Incentives and Constraints in New Union Formation Conclusion Bibliography Index

'Sue Davis has produced a book that is theoretically informed, empirically rich, and answers a genuine puzzle.' - Linda J. Cook, Russian Review