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Development of small and private businesses — one of the most pressing problems in Uzbekistan. While the relative weight and importance of small business in the economy grows, the proportion of these indicators are lower than in developed countries. One of the most important factors affecting the performance of the small business is institutional support for entrepreneurship.

Over the recent period there has been a considerable growth of literature which seeks to account for the development of the welfare state from a marxist perspective. One of the major themes of much of this work is a view of the welfare state as an outcome and/or arena of class struggle. The aim of this paper is to assess the usefulness of this type of approach through an examination of some of the conceptual problems. It will be argued that while this approach is indispensable there is a need for greater refinement of concepts such as class, class interest and class struggle; it is to this end that the paper is directed.

Effective management is crucial to the success of network organizations and can reduce the risk inherently associated with cooperative strategy. This contributed volume addresses the management of network organizations from both theoretical and practical perspectives, as well as an international standpoint in the form of selected cases from various Central European countries. The authors claim that without some type of network management, irrespective of the type of network, it is impossible to effectively compete with other companies and/or networks. As network organizations are representative of a broad range of possible network types, i.e. alliance networks, clusters, outsourcing, and virtual organizations, this book presents various perspectives on the management of network organizations. The book features articles from different scholars who have practical experience in network organizations, written in simple and easy-to-follow language, with a wide application of practical cases. Given its successful combination of theory and practice, together with the nature of the texts presented, the book offers a valuable resource for a broad readership, including scholars, managers and management science students.