ABSTRACT

China's basic work units, collectively known as the danwei system, have undergone significant reform, particularly since 1984. The author examines how this system operates and how reform is generating change in the party at grassroots level.
The author demonstrates how China's post-Mao reforms have produced a quiet revolution from below as the process of political and economic liberalization has accelerated. This book presents new research findings that will be invaluable to those wishing to understand the nature of change in China.

part |28 pages

Reshaping state and society relations

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

part |80 pages

Depoliticisation: diminishing party controls

part |51 pages

De-statisation: an analysis of the wage structure

part |69 pages

De-statisation: an ownership and organisational analysis