From iron rice bowl to informalization : markets, workers, and the state in a changing China

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction and Argument -- Part I. Informalization and the State -- 2. The Informalization of the Chinese Labor Market -- 3. Legislating Harmony: Labor Law Reform in Contemporary China -- 4. Social Policy and Public Opinion in an Age of Insecurity -- Part II. Transformation of Employment Relations in Industries -- 5. Enterprise Reform and Wage Movements in Chinese Oil Fields and Refineries -- 6. The Paradox of Labor Force Dualism and State-Labor-Capital Relations in the Chinese Automobile Industry -- 7. Permanent Temporariness in the Chinese Construction Industry -- Part III: Unions, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Workers -- 8. "Where There Are Workers, There Should Be Trade Unions": Union Organizing in the Era of Growing Informal Employment -- 9. The Anti-Solidarity Machine?: Labor Nongovernmental Organizations in China -- 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.