China's economic success has been founded partly on relatively cheap labour, especially in export industries. However, there has been growing concern about wages and labour standards in China. This book examines how wages are bargained, fought over and determined in China, exploring how the...

Introduction : globalisation and Chinese migrant workers -- Labour conflict in Shen Zhen: a historical review -- Community and shop floor culture: a prelude to workers' protests -- Strikes and changing power relations in the workplace -- Workplace conflict, legal institution, and labour regime...