The challenge of labour in China : strikes and the changing labour regime in global factories / / Chris King-chi Chan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459175503321
• Autore: Chan Chris King-chi
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-136-95756-1; 1-136-95757-X; 1-282-65633-3; 9786612656330; 0-203-84975-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Collana: China policy series ; ; 16
• Disciplina: 331.0951
• Soggetti: Labor - China; Labor policy - China; Industrial relations - China; Strikes and lockouts - China; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Globalisation and Chinese migrant workers; 2 Labour conflict in Shenzhen: A historical review; 3 Community and shop floor culture: A prelude to workers' protest; 4 Strikes and changing power relations in the workplace; 5 Workplace conflict, legal institution and labour regime; 6 International civil society, Chinese trade unionism and workplace representation; 7 Conclusion: Workers' struggle and the changing labour regime in China; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: China's economic success has been founded partly on relatively cheap labour, especially in the export industries. In recent years, however, there has been growing concern about wages and labour standards in China. This book examines how wages are bargained, fought over and determined in China, by exploring how the pattern of labour conflict ; has changed over time since the 1970s. It focuses in particular on the city of Shenzhen where labour conflict and workers' protests have been especially prevalent. This book includes a detailed account of the transformation of labour relations and labour

Mind : a brief introduction / / John R. Searle

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962818303321
• Autore: Searle John R.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• ISBN: 0-19-773088-4; 978019518470X; 0-19-972900-X; 0-19-518470-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 224 p. ) : ill
• Collana: Fundamentals of philosophy; Oxford scholarship online
• Disciplina: 128/.2
• Soggetti: Philosophy of mind
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.; Previously issued in print: 2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book -- 1. A Dozen Problems in the Philosophy of Mind -- 2. The Turn to Materialism -- 3. Arguments against Materialism -- 4. Consciousness Part I: Consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem -- 5. Consciousness Part II: The Structure of Consciousness and Neurobiology -- 6. Intentionality -- 7. Mental Causation -- 8. Free Will -- 9. The Unconscious and the Explanation of Behavior -- 10. Perception -- 11. The Self -- Epilogue: Philosophy and the Scientific World-View -- Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z -- Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: John Searle offers a general introduction to the philosophy of mind. Giving a broad survey of all the major issues under discussion in the field, including philosophical issues in cognitive science and neurobiology, Searle also argues for his own distinctive point of view.