Economic Transition and Labor Market Reform in China
This book empirically investigates the changes in labor market structure accompanying the labor market reform in China by focusing on the labor market segmentation problems from the 1980s to 2013. The book also aims to examine the effect of labor policy r
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Economic Transition and Labor Market Reform in China
Xinxin Ma
Economic Transition and Labor Market Reform in China
Xinxin Ma Hitotsubashi University Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-981-13-1986-0 ISBN 978-981-13-1987-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1987-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018953333 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Design by Emma J. Hardy This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
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Preface
China has experienced rapid economic development and huge economic growth since 1978. The main reason for this is that the Chinese government promoted transition of the economic system from a planned economy to a market-oriented economy. The Chinese government enforced gradualism reform in which the government retains and controls the public sector (e.g. state-owned enterprises), and simultaneously promotes the private sector (e.g. privately owned enterprises, foreign-owned enterprises, and the self-employed sector). No other country with a transition economy, including Russia and the Central and Eastern European states, followed this path. This uniquely gradual reform led to the mixed ownership system in China and to new segmentation problems in the Chinese labor market. For example, the labor market is segmented into both public and private sectors; into the monopoly industry sector and competitive industry sector; into migrant and local urban resident groups; and into the formal sector and informal sector. This is a significant area of academic debate. There is a set of unique issues in these labor market segmentations that only occurred in China: the
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