Formální institucionalizace socio-ekonomických vztahů v Polsku a České republice (1989–1998)
The Formal Institutionalization of Socioeconomic Relations in Poland and the Czech Republic (1989–1998)

Summary/Abstract: The article compares the formal institutionalization of socio-economic (industrial) relations in Poland and the Czech Republic in the period following their regime changes in 1989. Thus it investigates the validity of the transformation theory assumption, that the way of regime failure (type of transition) influences the forthcoming political processes. It is demonstrated that both countries arrived at the constitution of a tripartite structure, but through different paths. It is argued that the most important factor that shaped the development of institutionalized socio-economic relations in Poland and the Czech Republic is the path-dependent way of regime failure, which determined the position (form, capacities, as well as relative importance) of the relevant actors (the trade unions, the employers’ organizations, and the state).

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