THE PROBLEM OF ADVANCING INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY IN A POST-SOCIALIST SOCIETY

This paper analyses the evolution of industrial democracy in Russia du ring a period of transition. A 'social space' for industrial democracy and its actors is only beginning to appear. On the one hand, communis t ideology and the practice of state socialism are ending but, on the other hand, the collectivist and quasi-collectivist workers attitudes continue. These factors influence the stages and forms in the labour m ovement and define the prevalence of those models of privatization whi ch give decisive privileges to the workers' teams.