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This is a very relevant and timely essay: http://jacobinmag.com/2012/08/china-in-revolt/ http://jacobinmag.com/2012/08/china-in-revolt/ Extremely interesting,
by scarmig 14y ago
This is a very relevant and timely essay:
http://jacobinmag.com/2012/08/china-in-revolt/ http://jacobinmag.com/2012/08/china-in-revolt/
Extremely interesting, especially if you enjoy reading left perspectives on global labor issues. The tldr of it is that Chinese workers aren't simply exploited, culturally-destined to obedience, and at the mercies of Western oligarchs and do-gooders: they're actively molding and negotiating their own rights and fates, though they still face their own unique challenges.
- keithpeter 14y ago"Minimum wages are going up by double digits in cities around the country and many workers are receiving social insurance payments for the first time." - from linked article The article linked to by parent is interesting, although the vocabulary is leftist. You know how Western economies generate around 70 to 80% of gdp from activity within their borders (exceptions being Canada and NZ because of extraction industries). When China gets near that percentage, will they need this cheap assembly and fabrication work?