The issue of the development of air connections interrupted by the outbreak of World War II was important for the individual countries concerned. Unfortunately, as in the case of other aspects of ...politics, the broadly understood aviation policy was also subject to the conditions of the so-called "Great Politics" and also reflected the state of political relations between East and West. London, as the capital of the British Empire, was a desirable and prestigious destination for air transport. Romania did not maintain direct connections in the interwar period, although it was interested in potentially opening connections to the British Mandate in Palestine. After World War II, due to the control of Romanian air transport by the Soviets--it was not possible to open connections--in the absence of appropriate agreements between London and Moscow. Such possibilities appeared only at the time of formal independence of the Romanian aviation market from the tutelage of the USSR. Also important in this respect was the detente in mutual relations, which actually opened up the possibility of tourist exchange between the countries concerned. The example of Romania was interesting because, unlike other countries of the socialist camp, the opening of regular communication was preceded by quite intensive cooperation in the field of charter flights. Performed by British private carriers. Finally, regular cooperation was established in an asymmetrical manner and launched for political, not economic reasons--as a kind of security of Romanians regarding the purchase of British BAC 1-11 aircraft.
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Moral gray zones Anteby, Michel; Anteby, Michel
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Anyone who has been employed by an organization knows not every official workplace regulation must be followed. When management consistently overlooks such breaches, spaces emerge in which both ...workers and supervisors engage in officially prohibited, yet tolerated practices--gray zones. When discovered, these transgressions often provoke disapproval; when company materials are diverted in the process, these breaches are quickly labeled theft. Yet, why do gray zones persist and why are they unlikely to disappear? In Moral Gray Zones, Michel Anteby shows how these spaces function as regulating mechanisms within workplaces, fashioning workers' identity and self-esteem while allowing management to maintain control.
