03358oam 2200745I 450 991078396200332120230828231408.01-134-20415-91-134-20416-71-280-31363-397866103136310-203-02907-010.4324/9780203029077 (CKB)1000000000253963(EBL)254355(OCoLC)475967958(SSID)ssj0000250766(PQKBManifestationID)11174261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250766(PQKBWorkID)10233248(PQKB)10795063(MiAaPQ)EBC254355(Au-PeEL)EBL254355(CaPaEBR)ebr10163824(CaONFJC)MIL31363(OCoLC)935229870(OCoLC)63789371(EXLCZ)99100000000025396320180331d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrState and laid-off workers in reform China the silence and collective action of the retrenched /Yongshun CaiLondon ;New York :Routledge,2006.1 online resource (209 p.)Routledge studies on China in transition ;23Description based upon print version of record.0-415-65191-3 0-415-36888-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-183) and index.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; IndexIn 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 hRoutledge studies--China in transition ;23.UnemployedChinaWorking classChinaManpower policyChinaIndustrial managementChinaCivil societyChinaChinaPolitics and government1976-2002UnemployedWorking classManpower policyIndustrial managementCivil society331.13/7951Cai Yongshun.298252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783962003321State and laid-off workers in reform China726652UNINA