The limited job prospects of displaced workers : evidence from two cities in China (English)

The economic restructuring in China over the past decade has resulted in displacement of millions of workers who had been employed in the state sector. This has posed tremendous challenges economically, socially, politically, and culturally. For several years, Chinese policies attempted to cushion the shock by requiring state-owned enterprises to provide living allowances and reemployment services to workers that had been displaced. There have been...

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Betcherman,Gordon;

Blunch,Niels-Hugo;
Document Date
2006/10/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
37889
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
China,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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The limited job prospects of displaced workers : evidence from two cities in China
Keywords
xiagang worker

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Betcherman,Gordon; Blunch,Niels-Hugo.

The limited job prospects of displaced workers : evidence from two cities in China (English). SP discussion paper ; no. 613 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/380541468024657837

The limited job prospects of displaced workers : evidence from two cities in China (English)

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