Private jobs and collective employment in China
Private jobs and collective employment in China
The purpose of this paper is to understand the dynamics of private sector employment in China in recent years and to provide insight into the effects private sector employment has had on internal variations in growth and development. Our findings indicate a divergence in employment sources in cities and the countryside, a growing spatial divide between areas that rely on state-owned enterprises for employment, and places where the private sector is an increasingly important employer. We conclude that private enterprises are essential drivers of prosperity in urban China but are less significant for employment or growth in rural areas.
China, collective enterprise, employment, private enterprise, rural, urban
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Atherton, Andrew
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Li, Zheng
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Wu, Zhongmin
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Teng, Weili
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1 November 2021
Atherton, Andrew
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Li, Zheng
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Wu, Zhongmin
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Teng, Weili
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Atherton, Andrew, Li, Zheng, Wu, Zhongmin and Teng, Weili
(2021)
Private jobs and collective employment in China.
Strategic Change, 30 (6), .
(doi:10.1002/jsc.2472).
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to understand the dynamics of private sector employment in China in recent years and to provide insight into the effects private sector employment has had on internal variations in growth and development. Our findings indicate a divergence in employment sources in cities and the countryside, a growing spatial divide between areas that rely on state-owned enterprises for employment, and places where the private sector is an increasingly important employer. We conclude that private enterprises are essential drivers of prosperity in urban China but are less significant for employment or growth in rural areas.
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Published date: 1 November 2021
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China, collective enterprise, employment, private enterprise, rural, urban
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