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Winter, Mary; Morris, Earl W.; Gutkowska, Krystyna; Jezewska-Zychowicz, Marzena – International Labour Review, 1998
A study of 600 households found that, during Poland's transformation to a market economy, there was overall job stability; a small proportion changed from public to private sector employment; higher private sector wages prevailed only in urban areas; and those with high education levels, good health, and occupational experience fared best. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Change, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
O'Leary, Christopher J. – 1997
To assist workers dislocated as Hungary and Poland move to market economies, the governments of both countries provide their labor force with unemployment compensation and various active labor programs (ALPs). ALP impacts were examined by surveying four randomly selected samples: 7,228 ALP participants from 10 counties in Hungary; 4,414 Hungarians…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dislocated Workers, Economic Change, Employment Patterns