Labour Market Reform in China [Paperback]

This book documents and analyses institutional changes in the Chinese labour market over the last twenty years.Labour Market Reform in China analyses institutional changes in the Chinese labour market over the last twenty years, and offers evidence that further reform is necessary if China is to sustain its high growth rates. It investigates separately the impact of economic reform on the rural and urban labour markets and then considers their interaction. Consideration is given to employment and unemployment, wages and social security. It provides a detailed analysis of how current ownership patterns of urban enterprises hinder further labour market reform.Labour Market Reform in China analyses institutional changes in the Chinese labour market over the last twenty years, and offers evidence that further reform is necessary if China is to sustain its high growth rates. It investigates separately the impact of economic reform on the rural and urban labour markets and then considers their interaction. Consideration is given to employment and unemployment, wages and social security. It provides a detailed analysis of how current ownership patterns of urban enterprises hinder further labour market reform.Labour Market Reform in China analyzes institutional changes in the Chinese labor market over the past twenty years, and offers evidence that further reform is necessary if China is to sustain its high growth rates. It investigates separately the impact of economic reform on the rural and urban labor markets and then considers their interaction. Consideration is given to employment and unemployment, wages and social security. It provides a detailed analysis of how current ownership patterns of urban enterprises hinder further labor market reform.1. Introduction; 2. Pre-reform labour arrangements; Part I. Economic Reform and the Rural Labour Market: 3. The rural agricultural labour market; 4. Labour arrangement in the rural non-agricultural sector; 5. The wage gap bel(