Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination: Comparisons with Hong Kong and Vietnam 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Siu, Kaxton (Author) |
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ISBN: 9813291222 ISBN-13: 9789813291225 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
Dewey: 302.1 |
Series: Asian Labor and Welfare Policies |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.99 lbs) 232 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book explores three major changes in the circumstances of the migrant working class in south China over the past three decades, from historical and comparative perspectives. It examines the rise of a male migrant working population in the export industries, a shift in material and social lives of migrant workers, and the emergence of a new non-coercive factory regime in the industries. By conducting on-site fieldwork regarding Hong Kong-invested garment factories in south China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, alongside factory-gate surveys in China and Vietnam, this book examines how and why the circumstances of workers in these localities are dissimilar even when under the same type of factory ownership. In analyzing workers' lives within and outside factories, and the expansion of global capitalism in East and Southeast Asia, the book contributes to research on production politics and everyday life practice, and an understanding of how global and local forces interact. |