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Authoritarian legality in China : law, workers, and the state

Gallagher, Mary Elizabeth, 1969- author

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\"Can authoritarian regimes use democratic institutions to strengthen and solidify their rule? The Chinese government has legislated some of the most protective workplace laws in the world and opened up the judicial system to adjudicate workplace conflict, emboldening China's workers to use these laws. This book examines these patterns of legal mobilization, showing which workers are likely to avail themselves of these new protections and find them effective. Gallagher finds that workers with high levels of education are far more likely to claim these new rights and be satisfied with the results. However, many others, left disappointed with the large gap between law on the books and law in reality, reject the courtroom for the streets. Using workers' narratives, surveys, and case studies of protests, Gallagher argues that China's half-hearted attempt at rule of law construction undermines the stability of authoritarian rule. New workplace rights fuel workers' rising expectations, but a dysfunctional legal system drives many workers to more extreme options, including strikes, demonstrations and violence\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Labor laws and legislation China. / Labor policy China. / Employee rights China. / Authoritarianism China. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.
• ISBN: 9781107083776, 9781107444485

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
KNQ1274.G35 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE