Work and inequality in urban China /
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| Author / Creator: | Bian, Yanjie, 1955- |
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1994. |
| Description: | xii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series in the sociology of work |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1584189 |
Table of Contents:
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Structural Segmentation and Social Stratification
- Structural Segmentation as a Perspective of Stratification
- Workplace Segmentation in Pre-Reform China
- Labor, Management, and Incentives in Pre-Reform China
- Segmentation in a Planned Commodity Economy
- Sources of Data and Related Issues
- Organization of the Book
- 2. Structures and Functions of Work Organizations
- The Ownership Structure
- The Bureaucratic Structure
- The Distribution of Resources and Incentives
- Socio-Political Functions of the Workplace
- Summary
- 3. Urban Employment: Policies and Practices
- Manpower Policies in Mao's Era: 1949-1976
- Labor Policies in the Era of Market Reform: After1976
- Direct State Assignments
- Indirect State Assignments
- Direct Individual Application
- Summary
- 4. The Chinese Version of Status Attainment
- Status Inheritance and the Father's Work Unit
- Educational Achievement versus Political Virtue
- Modeling Status Attainment in the Chinese Context
- Entering the State Sector
- Entering a Higher-Ranked Work Unit
- Getting an Occupation
- Summary
- 5. Guanxi and Social Resources in Job Searchesand Job Mobility
- Guanxi as Social Networks and SocialResources
- Guanxi and First Job
- Guanxi and Job Mobility
- Summary
- 6. Party Membership
- The Road to the Communist Party in China
- Behind the Scene: Social Factors in Party Recruitment
- Party Membership Attainment: Hypotheses
- Analysis of Party Membership in Tianjin
- Party Membership as a Path to Power Elites
- Summary
- 7. Wages
- Types of Wages
- Wage Reforms and Corresponding Salary Systems
- Salary Standards
- The Bonus System
- Determinants of Salary and Bonus Distributions:Hypotheses
- Wage Differentials: Aggregate Data
- Wage Attainment: Individual Data
- Summary
- 8. Collective Consumption
- Labor Insurance and Benefits
- Collective Welfare Programs and Subsidies
- Housing and Community Resources
- Summary
- 9. Segmentation and Inequality: Conclusions and Discussion
- Conclusions
- Structural Segmentation in Market and Planned Systems
- Market Reforms and Social Inequalities in China
- Appendix A. Survey of Work and Occupations of Tianjin Urban Residents
- Appendix B. List of Personal Interviews
- Appendix C. Measurement of Key Status Variables Used in Tables 2.2 to 8.4
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index