Dialectics of Chinese Labor - (Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work) by Immanuel Ness (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The Dialectics of Chinese Labor examines China's trade union's adaptation to the changing demands of the working class. For nearly 50 years, market socialism is transforming China from a rural to an urban economy, posing significant challenges to China's trade union federation (ACFTU) China's trade union federation (ACFTU) has skilfully reshaped its organizing strategies to respond to workers' new material realities. This book counters the monolithic position that devalues ACFTU by using direct evidence to reveal its commitment and determination to improve the wages and conditions of workers in the industrial, service, digital and rural sectors of the Chinese economy.

About the Author

Immanuel Ness, PhD. is Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at University of Johannesburg. His books, academic articles and edited volumes focus on trade unions and labor movements, migration, and economic imperialism. He is author of eight books including Migration as Economic Imperialism (Polity, 2023). Ness is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Labor and Society, a peer-reviewed academic journal of global labour and social movements.