Township and village employment in China: informal but market-oriented.
China has a dual labor market, with both a transitional planned employment system and a developing competitive employment system. With respect to their importance to the Chinese economy, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and township and village enterprises (TVEs) stand in vivid contrast. The authors describe the differences between them and features of their integration-reforming the planned system and maturing the market-oriented one. They compare TVEs with SOEs and present a general picture of the transformation of employment and the development of the labor market in transitional China.
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Institute of Population Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing. cai.fang@hotmail.com
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D002681:China; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007750:Labor Unions; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D010067:Ownership; D011640:Public Policy; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data