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The author gives an account of the onset of glaucoma while he was still at work, of the medical treatments and surgical operations aimed at saving his sight, and of how he learned to accept that he would no longer be able to work and to continue with some of the pastimes and activities that had been part of his and his family's daily life. The support of the staff of his local Social Services Department is described and praised, and he shows how his ongoing rehabilitation is equipping him to cope with life during his retirement years.

By using data for individual workers and managers with matching information for firms, we provide the first evidence from a large-scale study of a former socialist country on employee participation during the early stages of transition and the final period of communism. We find that: (1) throughout 1989-92, the average level of employee participation is quite modest; (2) workers did begin to assert a greater measure of influence during this period; (3) during 1989-92, cases of genuine 'worker self-management' while apparent, were always rare; (4) there are potentially important discrepancies in the views of managers and employees as to who has what degree of power and on what issues; and (5) when respondents are classified into three categories of 'participation', there are statistically significant differences in individualand firm-level characteristics. Finally, we contrast our findings with other evidence and consider broader implications for transition.