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Die Leiter der staatlichen Chemiekombinate im mitteldeutschen Raum: Interessenvertreter ihrer Belegschaften im Rahmen der SED-Wohnungspolitik in den 1960er Jahren
Directors of the state chemical combines in Central Germany: Representatives of the interests of their workers within the framework of the housing policy of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (GDR) during the 1960s
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Abstract
"The following contribution focusses on the directors and managements of big chemical plants in the 1960s, as they belonged to the economic and functional elites of the GDR. Starting out from the significance of the region's chemical industry, their leading cadres are group-specifically located, the... view more
"The following contribution focusses on the directors and managements of big chemical plants in the 1960s, as they belonged to the economic and functional elites of the GDR. Starting out from the significance of the region's chemical industry, their leading cadres are group-specifically located, their integration into the system of planned economy is characterized, and their tasks in the context of the SED's housing policy are described. In the 1950s and 1960s, in the GDR the building of new flats was exclusively considered a tool for the promotion of economy, which is demonstrated by the example of the District of Halle. In this context, the plant directors were important actors in the struggle for the scarce commodity of housing space, as they represented the interests of their plants and employees. Their behaviour and negotiation strategies are in the focus of the study." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
personnel policy; housing policy; chemical industry; role; planned economy; German Democratic Republic (GDR); historical analysis; social actor; functionary; firm; political elite; dictatorship; pressure-group politics; executive; Socialist Unity Party of Germany (GDR); plant manager; representation of interests; state-owned firm (GDR); staff; combine
Classification
General History
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Management Science
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Method
quantitative empirical; historical
Document language
German
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 61-81
Journal
Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 10 (2013) 1
Issue topic
Akteure der Diktatur: Regionale Fallstudien zur NS- und SED-Herrschaft
ISSN
1612-9008
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications