| Description |
x, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Socialism and social movements |
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Socialism and social movements.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Changing Chinese Workplace in Historical and Comparative Perspective / Xiaobo Lu and Elizabeth J. Perry -- 1. Minor Public Economy: The Revolutionary Origins of the Danwei / Xiaobo Lu -- 2. From Native Place to Workplace: Labor Origins and Outcomes of China's Danwei System / Elizabeth J. Perry -- 3. The Republican Origins of the Danwei: The Case of Shanghai's Bank of China / Wen-hsin Yeh -- 4. Chinese Danwei Reforms: Convergence with the Japanese Model? / Anita Chan -- 5. The Russian "Village in the City" and the Stalinist System of Enterprise Management: The Origins of Worker Alienation in Soviet State Socialism / Rudra Sil -- 6. The Soviet Factory as Community Organizer / Kenneth M. Straus -- 7. Danwei: The Economic Foundations of a Unique Institution / Barry Naughton -- 8. The Impact of the Floating Population on the Danwei: Shifts in the Patterns of Labor Mobility Control and Entitlement Provision / Dorothy J. Solinger |
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9. Work Units and Housing Reform in Two Chinese Cities / Yanjie Bian, John R. Logan and Hanlong Lu [et al.] |
| Summary |
The danwei, or work unit, occupies a central place in Chinese society. Indeed, at one time it was so entrenched in the daily life of the people that while one could be without a job, one could not be without a danwei. Contributors from various disciplines address three sets of questions from historical and comparative perspectives: What are the origins of the danwei and how did the danwei system become institutionalized? Is the danwei system unique to China? What role does the danwei play and has it changed since the institution of the post-Mao reforms?--back cover |
| Notes |
"An East gate book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Penny Miller in memory of Bill Brugger |
| Subject |
Communism -- China.
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Danwei.
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Industrial sociology -- China.
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Industrial sofiology -- China
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Labor mobility -- China.
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Sociology, Urban -- China.
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Working class -- Political activity -- China.
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| Author |
Lü, Xiaobo, 1959-
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Perry, Elizabeth J.
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| LC no. |
97009979 |
| ISBN |
0765600757 |
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0765600765 |
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