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World Unemployment and China’s Labour Reserves

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Labour and Unions in Asia and Africa

Part of the book series: Macmillan International Political Economy Series ((IPES))

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This chapter examines the role of world unemployment in the development of the low wage economy in China and the Far East.

A Professional Development Award from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is gratefully acknowledged. The views are those of the author.

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  1. Michel Chossudovsky
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  1. University of Leicester, UK

    Roger Southall (Lecturer in Politics) (Lecturer in Politics)

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Chossudovsky, M. (1988). World Unemployment and China’s Labour Reserves. In: Southall, R. (eds) Labour and Unions in Asia and Africa. Macmillan International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18790-4_2

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