Social Policy between Plan and Market
Xiagang (Off‐duty Employment) and the Policy of the Re‐employment Service Centres in China
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 11196623 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Linda Wong (0000-0002-2994-2072, autor de correspondencia), Kinglun Ngok (0000-0001-8111-6184) |
| Año | 2006 |
| Volumen | 40 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 158-173 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2006.00482.x |
| OpenAlex | W2030678777 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 14 |
| Referencias citadas | 8 |
China's gradual transition from a command economy to a market system has been vexed by its ailing state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) employing huge numbers of surplus workers. Under the growing challenge of market competition, the survival of SOEs depends critically on the release of unwanted staff. If not handled well, however, massive layoffs could trigger ugly protests, erode social stability and challenge the governing mandate of the Chinese Communist Party. Facing this dilemma, the state's response has been to invent a process of ‘xiagang’ (off‐duty employment) whereby redundant state workers can leave the production process without causing social turbulence, and to introduce a national programme of re‐employment service centres (RSCs) which offer living allowances, social security, job training and re‐employment assistance as a transitional measure. As a distinct form of unemployment, xiagang reflects the special challenge confronting the state and civil society in a critical stage of China's market transition. This article sets out to explore the political and social meanings of xiagang and the RSCs to elucidate how the state uses a specific social policy to balance both group and national interests and to steer the country on to the next stage of market development
Business · China · Communism · Competition (biology · Dilemma · Duty · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Labour economics · Mandate · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Social security · State (computer science · Unemployment · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Social Change and Social Policy in China
Di Bao Receipt and Its Importance for Combating Poverty in Urban China
Tackling urban poverty in China
Social assistance policy and its impact on social development in China
Does the Labour Service Cooperation Policy Promote Re-employment
Policy Paradigm Shift and the Changing Role of the State
Extension of social insurance coverage to informal economy workers in China
Tackling unemployment in China
The Recent Social Policy Expansion and Its Implications for Inter‐governmental Financial Relations in China (中国近期的社会政策扩张及其对政府间财政关系的影响)
Introduction
Social Protection for the Informal Sector in Urban China
Social Assistance in China, 1993–2002
The Rise of Ethnicity underChina's Market Reforms
An Exploration of Students' Attitudes Toward Employment Services in Private Schools
| Obras citantes distintas | 14 |
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| Citas por año | 0,78 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 14 |