03374nam 22007574a 450 991081209590332120200520144314.01-134-20415-91-134-20416-71-280-31363-397866103136310-203-02907-010.4324/9780203029077 (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)99100000000025396320050331d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrState and laid-off workers in reform China the silence and collective action of the retrenched /Yongshun Cai1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20061 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 Yongshun298252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812095903321State and laid-off workers in reform China726652UNINA