Restructuring and privatization in central eastern Europe: case studies of firms in transition

This volume presents the full set of cases from a World Bank study of state-owned industrial firms in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech and Slovak republics. Sectors covered: engineering; chemicals; textiles; electronics; food processing; footwear; plastics; pharmaceuticals; and auto parts. Case study format: structure of the industry; history of the firm; product mix and sales pattern; restructuring and privatization; financial situation; labor-management relations; company strategy.