3. Legislating Harmony: Labor Law Reform in Contemporary China

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Introduction and Argument 1
4. Part I. Informalization and the State
5. 2. The Informalization of the Chinese Labor Market 17
6. 3. Legislating Harmony: Labor Law Reform in Contemporary China 36
7. 4. Social Policy and Public Opinion in an Age of Insecurity 61
8. Part II. Transformation of Employment Relations in Industries
9. 5. Enterprise Reform and Wage Movements in Chinese Oil Fields and Refineries 83
10. 6. The Paradox of Labor Force Dualism and State-Labor-Capital Relations in the Chinese Automobile Industry 107
11. 7. Permanent Temporariness in the Chinese Construction Industry 138
12. Part III. Unions, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Workers
13. 8. “Where There Are Workers, There Should Be Trade Unions”: Union Organizing in the Era of Growing Informal Employment 157
14. 9. The Anti-Solidarity Machine?: Labor Nongovernmental Organizations in China 173
15. 10. Conclusion 188
16. Notes 193
17. References 205
18. Notes on Contributors 223
19. Index 227