1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455022303321

Autore

Walder Andrew G (Andrew George), <1953->

Titolo

Communist neo-traditionalism [[electronic resource] ] : work and authority in Chinese industry / / Andrew G. Walder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1986

ISBN

1-282-35543-0

9786612355431

0-520-90900-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

306/.36/0951

Soggetti

Industrial relations - China

Communism - China

Working class - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Communist Neo-Traditionalism: An Introductory Essay -- 2. The Factory as an Institution: Life Chances in a Status Society -- 3. The Party-State in the Factory -- 4. Principled Particularism: Moral and Political Aspects of Authority -- 5. Clientelist Bureaucracy: The Factory Social Order -- 6. Maoist Asceticism: The Failed Revitalization -- 7. From Asceticism to Paternalism: Changes in the Wake of Maoism -- 8. Theoretical Reflections -- Appendix A: The Hong Kong Interviews: An Essay on Method -- Appendix B: List of Informants

Sommario/riassunto

Based on official Chinese sources as well as intensive interviews with Hong Kong residents formerly employed in mainland factories, Andrew Walder's neo-traditional image of communist society in China will be of interest not only to those concerned with China and other communist countries, but also to students of industrial relations and comparative social science.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996204776303316

Titolo

Doing good or doing better [[electronic resource] ] : development policies in a globalising world / / Monique Kremer, Peter van Lieshout and Robert Went (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-40193-9

9786612401930

90-485-0877-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 pages) : illustrations, charts

Collana

WRR verkenningen  Doing good or doing better

Altri autori (Persone)

KremerMonique

LieshoutPeter van

WentRobert <1955->

Disciplina

320

350

Soggetti

Globalization

Economic development

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.

Nota di contenuto

contents; About the authors; Preface; 1. Towards development policies based on lesson learning: an introduction; 2. Twenty-first century globalization, paradigm shifts in development; 3. Does foreign aid work?; 4. Under-explored treasure troves of development lessons: lessons from the histories of small rich european countries; 5. Stagnation in africa: disentangling figures, facts and fiction; 6. Including the middle classes? Latin american social policies after the Washington consensus; 7. Imaginary institutions: state-building in afghanistan

8. Beyond development orthodoxy: chinese lessons in pragmatism and institutional change9. Business and sustainable development: from passive involvement to active partnerships; 10. Why 'philanthrocapitalism' is not the answer: private initiatives and international development; 11. The trouble with participation: assessing the new aid paradigm; 12. How can sub-saharan africa turn the China-india threat into an opportunity?; 13. Post-war peace-



building: what role for international organizations?; 14. migration and development: contested consequences; 15. Global justice and the state

Rapporten aan de regeringVerkenningen

Sommario/riassunto

Development policies in the globalising world