In the name of harmony and prosperity : labor and gender politics in Taiwan's economic restructuring / Anru Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Anru.

Series:

SUNY Series in the Anthropology of Work

SUNY series in the anthropology of work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Employment--Taiwan.

Women.

Women--Taiwan--Social conditions.

Women--Taiwan--Economic conditions.

Sex role in the work environment--Taiwan.

Sex role in the work environment.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Taiwan.

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Business ethics--Taiwan.

Business ethics.

Working class--Taiwan.

Working class.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offers an analysis of the dynamics of Taiwan's export-oriented industrialization, particularly its impact on women and other workers.

Contents:

""In the Name of Harmony and Prosperity""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Taiwan�s Great Transformation""; ""2. From Sunrise to Sunset""; ""3. The Waning of a Hard Work Ethic""; ""4. The Meaning of Work""; ""5. Between Filial Daughter and Loyal Sister""; ""6. Guests from the Tropics""; ""7. Bridging the Global and the Local: Understanding Taiwan�s Economic Restructuring""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F ""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I ""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-190) and index.

ISBN:

9780791485422

0791485420

OCLC:

923415099