Migrant Labor in China

by Pun Ngai

Book Overview

Long known as the world's factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. But who are China?s workers who keep the machine running, and how is the labor process changing under economic reform?

Pun Ngai, a leading expert in factory labor in China, charts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745671756
• ISBN13: 9780745671758
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.2"