Towards a Labour Market in China

by John Knight and Lina Song

From an administered labor system under central planning, the Chinese economy has moved towards a labor market. This book reviews the progress that has been made over two decades of urban economic reform. It analyzes the underlying political economy that has both induced and impeded reform, and examines the economic changes that have unleashed market forces. Based on frontier research using specially designed and collected survey data, the book documents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199245274
• ISBN13: 9780199245277
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"