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ID127635
Title ProperMoving beyond cheap labour
Other Title Informationindustrial and social upgrading in the garment and LED industries of the Pearl River Delta
LanguageENG
AuthorButollo, Florian
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Based on field studies in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in 2010 and 2011, specific paths of industrial upgrading in the garment and IT industries are identified. The analysis reveals that there exists a multiplicity of upgrading trajectories, all of which have different implications for skill development and the character of work. While the modernization of industries relies on the input of higher skilled work, primarily in the fields of R&D and marketing, this barely is the case with regard to manufacturing. While labour intensity in the examined cases is diminishing in absolute or relative terms, internal divisions between low-skilled and high-skilled work are reconfigured rather than overcome.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol.42, No.4; 2013: p.139-170
Journal SourceJournal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol.42, No.4; 2013: p.139-170
Key WordsChina ;  Industrial upgrading ;  Labour-intensive industry ;  Automation ;  Innovation ;  Working conditions ;  Labour rights ;  Occupational skills ;  Economic rebalancing ;  PRD ;  Pearl River delta


 
 
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