"Centering on oral histories in Fujian, Shuxuan Zhou situates first-hand accounts of labor and resistance in forestry and wood processing within the larger context of post-revolutionary socialist reforms through China's post-1990s rapid economic development. In considering how sawmill and forest...

During the late 1990s boom, one-third of skilled labor market entrants joined the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. We use French linked employer-employee data to study their wage dynamics. Despite starting with 5% higher wages, these workers experience lower wage growth and...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Abbildungsverzeichnis -- Tabellenverzeichnis -- Übersichtsverzeichnis -- Verzeichnis der im Text verwendeten Symbole -- Einführung -- I. Das Arbeitslosenproblem in sozialistischen Planwirtschaften aus dogmengeschichtlicher Sicht -- II. Begriff,...

We investigate land-use dynamics in Jambi, Sumatra, one of the hotspots of Indonesia' recent oil palm boom. Data from a structured village survey are used to analyze the role of socioeconomic and policy factors. Oil palm is partly grown on large plantations, but smallholders are also involved...

We investigate land-use dynamics in Jambi, Sumatra, one of the hotspots of Indonesia' recent oil palm boom. Data from a structured village survey are used to analyze the role of socioeconomic and policy factors. Oil palm is partly grown on large plantations, but smallholders are also involved...

Die Arbeitskräftelenkung war ein immanenter und zentraler Bestandteil der Planwirtschaft in der SBZ/DDR. Der Übergang vom System der kriegsbedingten Zwangsbewirtschaftung zur Zentralverwaltungswirtschaft vollzog sich nicht geradlinig und nicht sofort nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges....

This enlightening book provides the first systematic introduction to, and exploration of, the emerging system of industrial relations in China, and draws on the authors' extensive research and direct involvement in the developments taking place. The authors argue that there are both unifying and...

Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Acronyms -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- EXPLAINING FACTORY INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA -- POLITICAL REGIMES AND WORKPLACE REGIMES IN CHINA -- THE EMPIRICAL APPROACH -- 2 Labor Management...