Against the Law
Labor Protests in China's Rustbelt and Sunbelt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2762847 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Tierney (0000-0003-4713-9803) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Issue | 95 |
| Pages | 258 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Against the Law: Labor Protests in China’s Rustbelt and Sunbelt, Ching Kwan Lee, 2007 |
| Venue | Labour History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-6942 • E-ISSN: 1839-3039 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/27516326 |
| OpenAlex | W1990624983 |
| Language | EN |
Preface PART I: DECENTRALIZED LEGAL AUTHORITARIANISM 1. Chinese Workers' Contentious Transition from State Socialism 2. Stalled Reform: Between Social Contract and Legal Contract PART II: RUSTBELT: PROTESTS OF DESPERATION 3. The Unmaking of Mao's Working Class in the Rustbelt 4. Life after Danwei: Surviving Enterprise Collapse PART III: SUNBELT: PROTESTS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION 5. The Making of New Labor in the Sunbelt 6. Dagong as a Way of Life PART IV: CONCLUSION 7. Chinese Labor Politics in Comparative Perspective Methodological Appendix: Fieldwork in Two Provinces Notes Bibliography Index
China · Economics · Labour economics · Labour law · Political science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Law
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |