Migrant Labor in China (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780745671758)

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 the rise of China as a �world workshop� and the emergence of a new labor force in the context of the post-socialist transformations of the last three decades. The book analyzes the role of the state and transnational interests in creating a new migrant workforce deprived of many rights and social protection. As China increases its output of high-value, high-tech products, particularly for its own growing domestic market of middle-class consumers, workers are increasingly voicing their discontent through strikes and protest, creating new challenges for the Party-State and the global division of labor.

Blending theory, politics, and real-world examples, this book will be an invaluable guide for upper-level students and non-specialists interested in China�s economy and Chinese politics and society.

Author: Pun Ngai
ISBN-10: 0745671756
ISBN-13: 9780745671758
Publisher: Polity Press
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2016
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.70d