Beyond organized dependence : a study of workers' actual and perceived living standards in Guangzhou
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Work, Employment and Society
Publication Date
3-1-1999
Volume
13
Issue
1
First Page
67
Last Page
82
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd.
Abstract
The economic reforms of the late 1970s in China have raised general living standards particularly in the coastal urban areas. At the same time, however, they have increased unemployment and widened inequalities. This article examines these issues in Guangzhou, one of the cities where market principles dominate, by looking at workers' actual living standards as well as how they perceive them. Clearly workers in private and semi-private industries have bene fited from the economic reforms while employees of state owned industries feel betrayed and left behind. This has both social and political implications.
DOI
10.1177/09500179922117791
Print ISSN
09500170
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Mok, K.-h., & Cai, H. (1999). Beyond organized dependence: A study of workers' actual and perceived living standards in Guangzhou. Work, Employment and Society, 13(1), 67-82. doi: 10.1177/09500179922117791