Danwei: The Changing Chinese Workplace in Historical and Comparative PerspectiveThe danwei, or work unit, occupies a central place in Chinese society; at one time it was so entrenched in people's daily life that while one could be without a job, one could not be without a danwei. With outstanding contributors from various disciplines, this volume, a systematic study of the danwei system, addresses three sets of questions from historical and comparative perspectives: |
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Contents
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From Native Place to Workplace Labor Origins and Outcomes of Chinas Danwei System | 42 |
Republican Origins of the Danzvei The Case of Shanghais Bank of China | 60 |
Chinese Danzvei Reforms Convergence with the Japanese Model? | 91 |
The Russian Village in the City and the Stalinist System of Enterprise Management The Origins of Worker Alienation in Soviet State Socialism | 114 |
The Soviet Factory as Community Organizer | 142 |
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| Title | Danwei: The Changing Chinese Workplace in Historical and Comparative Perspective |
| Editors | Xiaobo Lu, Elizabeth J. Perry |
| Publisher | M.E. Sharpe, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0765636190, 9780765636195 |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economics / General History / Asia / China |
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