Embedded politics : industrial networks and institutional change in postcommunism / Gerald A. McDermott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDermott, Gerald A., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial policy--Czech Republic.

Industrial policy.

Industrial policy--Czechoslovakia.

Post-communism--Economic aspects--Czech Republic.

Post-communism.

Post-communism--Economic aspects--Czechoslovakia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An empirical analysis of changing industrial processes in the postcommunist Czech Republic.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Abbreviations

1. Introduction: The Embedded Politics of Institutional Change in Postcommunism

2. Institutional Experiments and the Emergence of Industrial Networks in Communist Czechoslovakia

3. State Designs for Defining Property Rights and Maintaining Asset Value in the Czech Republic

4. Hierarchical Networks and the Negotiated Restructuring of Czech Holding Companies: The Case of Skoda Plzen

5. Polycentric Networks and Fragmented Restructuring: The Case of SST

6. Conclusion: Governing Institutional Experiments

Appendix: List of Interviewees

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-281) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-94475-4

9786612944758

0-472-02620-8

OCLC:

694362338