PSCI 110-001 4 - Professor Deborah Harrold PDF

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Lecture 4/24/19 In 1970s centralized state-run economy, to market capitalism = great wealth + inequality. University students fighting for workers’ rights under Communist ideology (hours, wages, and conditions). China claims to be Communist govt, yet they run a capitalist economy which exploits factory workers. Ex: wage arrears by construction companies China Labor Bulletin: based in Hong Kong. A website/group trying to incite political change from outside the country. Call themselves NGOs, instead of labor unions/organizations. China allows associations but not labor unions. NGOs often have a positive public image and are parastatal, as in they are run by the state. Tactical innovations to avoid crossing the line between NGOs and labor orgs and facing arrest

In Fu, Focus on the ends of the chapters when she talks about cases. Make sure you can talk about a few of them for the final! Also, most importantly KNOW THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE BOOKS. The final is not cumulative: It only covers Scott, Wood, Varshney, and Fu....