In the Storms of Transformation: Two Shipyards Between Socialism and the EU

by Piotr Filipkowski, Philipp Ther, Ulf Brunnbauer

Book Overview

In the 1990s, states in what would become the eastern edge of the European Union transformed their political systems and economies, leaving state socialism behind for liberal democracies and free markets. In the ensuing decades, two shipyards that were once the pride of their cities - in Gdynia, Poland, and Pula, Croatia - went bankrupt, unable to withstand global competition.

Through an interdisciplinary study of these two shipyards,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487550340
• ISBN13: 9781487550349
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher