Law and Labor in Post-Mao China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12422129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yunqiu Zhang (0000-0002-9790-9581, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 44 |
| Pages | 525-542 |
| Publication date | 2005-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10670560500115473 |
| OpenAlex | W2091421887 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This paper examines the impact of labor legislation on Chinese workers. Primarily based on the author's field studies, especially interviews with workers and investigations of some labor lawsuits, the paper argues that labor legislation had a positive effect on workers—providing them with a useful weapon for self-protection. Workers gradually developed the awareness of the rule of law and the willingness to use legal means in handling their disputes with management and, in so doing, they often succeeded. On the other hand, however, the legal weapon proved too heavy for ordinary workers to wield—they had to encounter enormous and often insurmountable barriers in lodging and winning lawsuits. Despite various problems with the legal system, it is justifiable to say that the elements of the rule of law were emergent in the area of labor
Business · China · Economics · Labor disputes · Labor relations · Labour law · Law and economics · Legislation · Political science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Law
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2013 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |