State And Laid-off Workers In Reform China : the Silence and Collective Action of the Retrenched.

This book examines the variation in Chinese workers collective action after the Chinese government launched its 1990 reform of state enterprises, putting tens of millions of people out of work.

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Main Author: Cai, Yongshun
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2005
Series:Routledge studies on China in transition.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Ending of a Socialist Contract and Retrenchment; 3. Retrenchment and Laid-of Wworkers' Responses; 4. Fragmentation and Collective Action; 5. Management and Worker Silence; 6. The Government and the Prevention of Worker Resistance; 7. The Collective Action of Chinese Laid-off Workers; 8. Conclusion; Appendix: Data Collection; Notes; Bibliography; Index.