The economic, political and social damage of Poland’s period as a Soviet satellite state continues to have major ramifications today. This is true in the area of quality management. Examines the role of quality management during the communist period. Goes on to look at what is being done on...

Gorbachev′s book Perestroika is used to explain why the author believes the new policy of restructuring of the Soviet economy cannot and will not work. The policies of Perestroika are introduced and evaluated and the existing socio‐economic system presented. At the end of this sceptical...

Wage reform is an important aspect of Chinese economic reform. The success of wage reform is likely to depend upon the following understanding: Neither use of the efficiency‐oriented market wage system or use of the equity‐oriented planned wage system can solve the dual problem of economic...