Tiger girls : women and enterprises in the People's Republic of China / Minglu Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Minglü.

Series:

Routledge studies on China in transition ; 39.

Routledge studies on China in transition ; 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesswomen--China.

Businesswomen.

Women--China.

Women.

Social change--China.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The last three decades of the People's Republic of China has been characterized by decentralization, marketization and privatization. What might be expected from a developing country like China with a significant number of women in the labour force? Do the traditional values of male superiority still stay the same in the background of China's great social change? The notion of 'tiger girls' seems to reflect one of the alternative paths that is now becoming available to the modern Chinese woman. The social development and changes in recent China have provided women with access to education, employment, and independent income. Consequently, they are casting off obedient and subordinate roles and gaining more and more individual power and strength outside the home. Using empirical research findings from three localities in China, Tiger Girls examines the deeper realities of women entrepreneurs in China, and by extension the role of leading women in the workforce"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Tiger Girls; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Abbreviations; Map of People's Republic of China; Introduction: Tiger girls and private enterprises; Part I: Jiaocheng County, Shanxi Province; 1. Industrial heartland and women entrepreneurs; 2. Women and economic leadership; 3. Political connections and the importance of family; Part II: Qiongshan District, Hainan Province; 4. The paradoxes of paradise; 5. Hainan men and 'old father tea'; 6. The limited influence of the Party-state; Part III: Mianyang City, Sichuan Province; 7. Industry and wealth

8. The challenges of work and family9. Women in politics; Conclusion: Enterprise leadership, politics and the local; List of interviews; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-70189-3

1-136-70190-7

0-203-81369-3

9780203813690

OCLC:

784882788