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Long known as the world's factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports.
China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success.
But who are China s workers who keep the machine running, and how is the labor process changing under economic reform? Pun Ngai, a leading expert in factory labor in China, charts the rise of China as a world workshop and the emergence of a new labor force in the context of the post-socialist transformations of the last three decades.
The book analyzes the role of the state and transnational interests in creating a new migrant workforce deprived of many rights and social protection.
As China increases its output of high-value, high-tech products, particularly for its own growing domestic market of middle-class consumers, workers are increasingly voicing their discontent through strikes and protest, creating new challenges for the Party-State and the global division of labor. Blending theory, politics, and real-world examples, this book will be an invaluable guide for upper-level students and non-specialists interested in China s economy and Chinese politics and society.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:04/03/2016
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- ISBN:9780745671741
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:04/03/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780745671741