| ID | 147410 |
| Title Proper | Social insurance with Chinese characteristics |
| Other Title Information | the role of communist party in private firms |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Luo, Zijun ; Dong, Zhiqiang ; Wei, Xiahai |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper studies the inter-correlation among the Communist Party of China (CPC), unionization, and social insurance in a sample of Chinese private firms. We find that both Party branch and unionization are positively associated with insurance coverage. We further present evidence that Party branch and unionization are complements in association with better coverage of social insurance. When the Party–union complementarity is taken into account, Party branch alone is no longer positively associated with social insurance, while the correlation between unionization and insurance declines significantly. Our results suggest that the role of the CPC is overlooked in the literature on labor relations in China. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review Vol. 37; Feb 2016: p.40–51 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review 2016-04 |
| Key Words | Communist Party of China ; Unionization ; Employee Benefits |