{"product_id":"disenchantment-with-market-economics-east-germans-and-western-capitalism-9781845452179","title":"Disenchantment with Market Economics: East","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe life-worlds and personal experiences of workers and employees in three enterprises in East Berlin at the moment of political and economic upheaval stand at the centre of the book. It sets out in 1989 at the moment of the fall of the Berlin Wall witnessing the confrontations with the market economy and examining the reinterpretations of the socialist past as the political and economic changes take place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDisenchantment with Market Economics\u003c\/i\u003e captures a unique moment in history and unveils myths and promises of liberal market economy from the perspective of those who lived through the break down of the planned economy at their workplaces in East Berlin. While Western managers regarded the expansion of their businesses towards Eastern Europe as a civilising mission, the East German employees reacted with complex strategies of individual adaptation and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“...the very narrowness of the study affords the book its wide scope. Müller wisely and fruitfully chooses to focus on three East Berlin enterprises…[that] operate and develop in distinct ways, giving Muller's survey a satisfying reach across both workplace relations in East Germany and the processes of reunification and marketization.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  H-German\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMethods of Field Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroducing the Enterprises and the Participants of the Study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: MEMORIES OF THE PLANNED ECONOMY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Ideology and Practice of the Plan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPlanning Scarcity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPolitics before Economics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Pact of Plan Fulfilment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDemocratic Centralism in the Enterprise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAutonomy and Drudgery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDiscipline and Motivation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Socialism as Performance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e \t\tLiving learning and working the Socialist Way Covertly…\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Party Rule in the Enterprise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tParty and Career Party Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Freedom to Think Differently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPerestroika in the Enterprise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: THE WENDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Privatisation – Domination and Possession\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCovert Criticism Becomes Loud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFrom ‘People-owned’ to Privately Owned Property\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Market Delusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMarketing Working for the Market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPicture of the Prevailing Mood after Two Years of Short-time Work Consumption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. Worldviews at the Time of the Wende\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Construction of Two German Cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Idea of Socialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: JOINING THE WORLD ECONOMY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHochinauf ’s Mission in East Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tStrategies of Expansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Missionaries of the Market Economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Hochinauf ‘Family’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. Two Careers in the Market Economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA Model for Success\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAdaptation and Refusal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSelf-discipline and Eigensinn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. Unification and Individualisation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPressure to Achieve versus Scientifically Determinable Productivity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t‘Paradise’ or the Successful Integration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCollectivity and Competititon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042968633687,"sku":"9781845452179","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845452179.jpg?v=1750956447","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/disenchantment-with-market-economics-east-germans-and-western-capitalism-9781845452179","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}