| State and Laid-Off Workers in Reform China: The Silence and Collective Action of the Retrenched Contributor(s): Cai, Yongshun (Author) |
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ISBN: 041536888X ISBN-13: 9780415368889 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: In the 1990s, the Chinese government launched an unprecedented reform of state enterprises, putting tens of millions of people out of work. This empirically rich study calls on comprehensive surveys and interviews, combining quantitative data with qualitative in its examination of the variation in workers collective action. Cai investigates the difference in interests of and options available to workers that reduce their solidarity and the obstacles that prevent their coordination. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, the book explores the Chinese Governments policies and their feedback that shaped workers incentive and capacity of action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Labor - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 331.137 |
| LCCN: 2005009322 |
| Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.28" W x 9.52" (1.39 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 1990s, the Chinese government launched an unprecedented reform of state enterprises, putting tens of millions of people out of work. This empirically rich study calls on comprehensive surveys and interviews, combining quantitative data with qualitative in its examination of the variation in workers' collective action. Cai investigates the difference in interests of and options available to workers that reduce their solidarity, as well as the obstacles that prevent their coordination. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, this book explores the Chinese Government's policies and how their feedback shaped workers' incentives and capacity of action. |
