UID:
almafu_9959227178502883
Format:
1 online resource (209 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-20415-9
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1-134-20416-7
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1-280-31363-3
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9786610313631
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0-203-02907-0
Series Statement:
Routledge studies on China in transition ; 23
Content:
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 h
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-65191-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-36888-X
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203029077
