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The Contradictions of Market Socialism: Labour, Capital and Welfare in Privatising China and Vietnam
Contributions by Ngai Pun, Contributions by Nguyen Duc Loc, Contributions by Tao Liu, Contributions by Ngoc Minh Luong, Contributions by Do Ta Khanh, Contributions by Yueran Tian, Contributions by Yang Zhan, Contributions by Angie Ngoc Tran, Contributions by Pham Thanh Thoi, Contributions by Catrina Schwendener
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Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. China and Vietnam are two of the remaining constitutionally socialist countries that are single-handedly governed by Communist parties. Their rapid economic growth has gone hand in hand with the deepening commodification of labour and the restructuring of welfare – producing new tensions between workers’ needs and state priorities. Grounded in rich empirical research from diverse regions of both countries, this book explores how everyday struggles for livelihoods and wellbeing are shaped by increasingly flexible labour regimes and welfare systems offering minimal protection. It reveals how such systems encourage self-entrepreneurship and individual responsibility, while exposing the conflict between ensuring workers’ wellbeing and maintaining the market socialist model. Connecting labour and welfare transformations to broader political-economic processes – including land restructuring and financialisation – the book offers an unparalleled comparative perspective on two of the world’s most important manufacturing hubs.
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Publisher | Bristol University Press
Published date | 28 Apr 2026
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Format | Digital (delivered electronically)
Pages | 288
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-4473-7923-2
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BISAC | political science / public policy / social services & welfare
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Carlo Rovelli
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Originally published in Italian: L'ordine del tempo (Milan: Adelphi Edizioni, 2017).
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