Alienating labour workers on the road from socialism to capitalism in East Germany and Hungary

The Communist Party dictatorships in Hungary and East Germany sought to win over the "masses" with promises of providing for ever-increasing levels of consumption. This policy-successful at the outset-in the long-term proved to be detrimental for the regimes because it shifted working clas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bartha, Eszter (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books 2013.
Colección:International studies in social history ; v. 22.
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Sumario:The Communist Party dictatorships in Hungary and East Germany sought to win over the "masses" with promises of providing for ever-increasing levels of consumption. This policy-successful at the outset-in the long-term proved to be detrimental for the regimes because it shifted working class political consciousness to the right while it effectively excluded leftist alternatives from the public sphere. This book argues that this policy can provide the key to understanding of the collapse of the regimes. It examines the case studies of two large factories, Carl Zeiss Jena (East Germany) and Rába
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (372 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781782380269
Acceso:Open access