Communist neo-traditionalism : work and authority in Chinese industry / Andrew G. Walder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walder, Andrew G. (Andrew George), 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial relations--China.

Industrial relations.

Communism--China.

Communism.

Working class--China.

Working class.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on official Chinese sources as well as intensive interviews with Hong Kong residents formerly employed in mainland factories, Andrew Walder's neo-traditional image of communist society in China will be of interest not only to those concerned with China and other communist countries, but also to students of industrial relations and comparative social science.

Contents:

1. Communist Neo-Traditionalism: An Introductory Essay

2. The Factory as an Institution: Life Chances in a Status Society

3. The Party-State in the Factory

4. Principled Particularism: Moral and Political Aspects of Authority

5. Clientelist Bureaucracy: The Factory Social Order

6. Maoist Asceticism: The Failed Revitalization

7. From Asceticism to Paternalism: Changes in the Wake of Maoism

8. Theoretical Reflections

Appendix A: The Hong Kong Interviews: An Essay on Method

Appendix B: List of Informants

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and index.

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ISBN:

9786612355431

9781282355439

1282355430

9780520909007

0520909003

OCLC:

609850143