Russia's Workers in Transition

How is it that the Soviet superpower became the economically dependent Russia of the late 1990s? Based upon archival research and extensive fieldwork, this study compares the policies of Gorbachev and Yeltsin as each attempted to come to grips with the Soviet economic legacy.
Russia's Workers in Transition will spark spirited debate among those interested in Soviet and Russian history and politics, labor policy, and democratic transitions.