State and Laid-Off Workers in Reform China
The Silence and Collective Action of the Retrenched
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Social Policy, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Yongshun Cai | ISBN: | 9781134204151 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | January 31, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Yongshun Cai |
| ISBN: | 9781134204151 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | January 31, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
