Abstract
Throughout Central and Eastern Europe, economic restructuring has necessarily affected some areas far more drastically than others, and in doing so has created special problems and challenges of dislocation in some areas that are quite unlike those found elsewhere. There has been considerable debate about the macro-economic level of economic and social reform, and some - albeit insufficient and often superficial - attention paid to the micro-economic level of enterprise restructuring. However, what might be called the meso-level has been relatively neglected.
Over the last years much has been written concerning economic restructuring in the coal and steal making community of Ostrava-Karvina in the Czech Republic. Several conferences have also been devoted to this theme. Nevertheless it is evident that not all the relevant parties have acess to the same information. An obvious precondition for constructive dialogue about economic and social conditions is access to a consistent and accurate information base. This background paper provides an impartial overview of the most important information and led to a tripartite workshop convened in Ostrava in November 1993, attended by prominent specialists from Western Europe as well as leading local officials. Thorough this process of so-called Social Dialogue, the authors hope that a coherent strategy can be devised to make the restructuring a less painful and more constructive and socially equitable process, as well as one less prone to social tension.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Economic background and analysis of the regional economy
2. Regional labour market trends
3. Transformation of the three main regional employers
4. Industrial relations, wages, and productivity in large enterprises
5. Social Dialogue on structural adjustment and regional institutions
6. Outline of a transformation strategy for the region and points for discussion
Conclusion
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