Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 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
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Summary
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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-294) and index
