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Author Xu, Feng

Title Looking for Work in Post-Socialist China : Governance, Active Job Seekers and the New Chinese Labour Market
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (188 pages)
Series Routledge Contemporary China Series
Routledge contemporary China series.
Contents Front Cover; Looking for Work in Post-Socialist China; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; 1. Unemployment and 'harmonious society'; 2. Creating a labor market and the making of the unemployed; 3. Laws as governing techniques; 4. Public Employment Services; 5. Urban community organizations and employment assistance; 6. University career guidance centers; 7. Temporary staffing agencies; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary Unemployment is one of the most politically explosive issues in China and has gained further prominence as a result of the present global financial crisis. The novelty, urgency, and complexity of Chinese unemployment have compelled the government to experiment with policy initiatives that originate in the West. This book argues that although China is not a liberal democracy, it has turned to neo-liberal forms of governance to deal with unemployment, which now function alongside pre-existing Chinese modes of governance. This book examines the initiatives which represent China's attempt to institutionalize and humanize its approach to governance: these initiatives include training programmes; counselling; a web-based national labour-market information network; insurance; and using community (shequ) organizations as the base for new mechanisms of governance and informal job generation. Based on extensive original research including semi-structured interviews, the book discusses the ways in which the government combines the new techniques with old campaign-style policy techniques. The author argues that these multiple modes of governance make the state's power visible in the new Chinese labour market, and at the same time run the risk of policy incoherence or even failure
This book examines China's attempt to institutionalize, professionalize and humanize its approach to governance, drawing heavily on international norms and standards in employment regulation. It discusses the ways in which the government combines the new techniques with old campaign-style policy techniques, which not only makes the state's power visible, but also allows it to claim credit for managing unemployment
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Subject Job hunting -- China
Labor laws and legislation -- China
Labor market -- China
Manpower policy -- China
Unemployment -- China
Job hunting
Labor laws and legislation
Labor market
Manpower policy
Unemployment
China
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203147184
0203147189