Table of Contents

Part 1 Theories of transition: prophets and profits. Part 2 Poland 1948-1994: from autarchy to international production; desperately seeking capitalism - trade unions and restructuring; "closer to the world" - foreign direct investment and transnational corporations; beyond the nuts and bolts - privatization and restructuring. Part 3 Krakow in transition: transforming Krakow; local strategies - rushing to fill the void?; from the Lenin steelworks to lean production; global strategies, local firms, working lives. Part 4 Conclusion: a different kind of fear.