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Labor unrest and incipient collective bargaining in China

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  • Kuruvilla, Sarosh
  • Zhang, Hao

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In this paper, we argue that both labor unrest and collective bargaining are increasing in China. Using McAdam’s political process theory, we argue that Chinese workers are striking more and offensively in support of their economic demands. We identify the state’s interests in promoting collective bargaining, and through an analysis of union and employers organizations, attempt to predict the future trajectory of collective bargaining in China. Using new data about strikes, we confirm our argument that strikes in China are increasing. Based on very limited past and current research, we create a taxonomy of baseline collective bargaining in China against which future developments can be compared.

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  • Kuruvilla, Sarosh & Zhang, Hao, 2016. "Labor unrest and incipient collective bargaining in China," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 65208, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:65208
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    Cited by:

    1. Hao ZHANG & Eli FRIEDMAN, 2021. "Faltering standardization: Conflict and labour relations in China's taxi and sanitation industries," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 160(3), pages 363-385, September.
    2. Li, Chunyun, 2021. "From insurgency to movement: an embryonic labor movement undermining hegemony in South China," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 101456, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Elaine Sio‐ieng Hui, 2022. "Bottom‐Up Unionization in China: A Power Resources Analysis," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 60(1), pages 99-123, March.

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    Keywords

    collective bargaining; employment relations; strikes;
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    JEL classification:

    • N0 - Economic History - - General
    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General

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