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title | : | Chinese Occupational Welfare in Market Transition |
author | : | Lee, Ming-kwan. |
publisher | : | Palgrave Macmillan (UK) |
isbn10 | asin | : | 0333773721 |
print isbn13 | : | 9780333773727 |
ebook isbn13 | : | 9780333982549 |
language | : | English |
subject | Industrial welfare--China--Guangzhou, Working class--China--Guangzhou, Labor--China--Guangzhou, Employee fringe benefits--China--Guangzhou. |
publication date | : | 2000 |
lcc | : | HD7260.62.C6L43 2000eb |
ddc | : | 331/.0951/275 |
subject | : | Industrial welfare--China--Guangzhou, Working class--China--Guangzhou, Labor--China--Guangzhou, Employee fringe benefits--China--Guangzhou. |
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Chinese Occupational Welfare in Market Transition
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Also by Ming-kwan Lee
CHANGING CHINESE SOCIETIES: Social Indicators Analysis ( co-editor )
HONG KONG POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN TRANSITION
INDICATORS OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Hong Kong 1997 ( co-editor )
INEQUALITIES AND DEVELOPMENT: Social Stratification in Chinese Societies ( co-editor )
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Chinese Occupational Welfare in Market Transition
Ming-kwan Lee
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First published in Great Britain 2000 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London
Companies and representatives throughout the world
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 0333773721
First published in the United States of America 2000 by
ST. MARTINS PRESS, LLC
Scholarly and Reference Division,
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010
ISBN 0312231555
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lee, Ming-kwan, 1948
Chinese occupational welfare in market transition / Ming-kwan Lee.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0312231555 (cloth)
1. Industrial welfareChinaGuangzhou. 2. Working classChina Guangzhou. 3. LaborChinaGuangzhou. 4. Employee fringe benefitsChinaGuangzhou. I. Title.
HD7260.62.C6 L43 2000
331'.0951'275dc21
99088262
Ming-kwan Lee 2000
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In Memory of Dr Ng Mau-sang, 194894
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures | ix |
A Note on the Romanization of Chinese | x |
Preface | xi |
| The Nature of Chinese Occupational Welfare | |
| Research Method | |
| The Origins of Chinese Occupational Welfare | |
| The Changing Contexts of Chinese Occupational Welfare | |
| Reshaping Dependence | |
| Reshaping the Danwei Welfare Economy | |
| Redistributing Risks and Responsibilities | |
| Conclusion: Towards a Chinese Model of Welfare Pluralism | |
Notes | |
Appendices | |
I Fieldwork Checklist | |
II Interviewing Schedule | |
III List of Informants Interviewed | |
IV Glossary of Terms | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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List of Tables and Figures
Tables
1.1 | Selected Labour Insurance benefits provided to permanent workers in state-owned enterprises | |
1.2 | Labour Insurance and Welfare Funds as percentages of total wage in state-owned enterprises, 197894 | |
1.3 | Number of retired workers (millions) and Labour Insurance and Welfare Funds for retired workers (billion yuan), in state-owned enterprises, 197894 | |
1.4 | Labour Insurance and Welfare Funds for employees and retired workers in state-owned enterprises, 1994 | |
1.5 | Number of enterprises, number of employees (millions) and gross output value of industry by sector, 1994 | |
2.1 | Itemized monthly pay-cheque of an ordinary worker | |
3.1 | Average annual wage for employees in state and collective enterprises, 195288 | |
4.1 | Average annual wage of employees, 198594, in yuan | |
4.2 | Composition of aggregate wage bill in state enterprises, 197888 (percentage of total) | |
4.3 | State-sector employees on fixed-term contracts | |
4.4 | Average annual wage of employees in state and non-state units, 197894, in yuan | |
5.1 | Number of permanent and contract workers, and number of workers who quit in 1993, 1994, 1995 | |
7.1 | Labour insurance and benefits for workers in non-state sectors | |
Figures
2.1 | Map of Dongfang Heavy Machinery Works |
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