Work Safety Regulation in China - The Ccps Fatality Quota System

Fatality quotas implemented in China's industrial sector are being used to promote work safety and therefore, reducing the number of work-related deaths. Given the controversial nature of this policy, Gao analyzes how the fatality quotas are functioning to aid the country in balancing economic growth and social stability.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Blood-Soaked GDP? 3. China’s Work Safety Management System 4. A Pony Too Small for the Big Cart 5. The Fatality Quota System 6. Why the Fatality Quotas? 7. Has Work Safety Improved? 8. Conclusion

About the author

Jie Gao is an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on China’s political and administrative reforms, particularly in the areas of performance management, work safety regulation and cadre management.

Summary

Fatality quotas implemented in China’s industrial sector are being used to promote work safety and therefore, reducing the number of work-related deaths. Given the controversial nature of this policy, Gao analyzes how the fatality quotas are functioning to aid the country in balancing economic growth and social stability.

Product details

• Authors: Jie Gao, Gao Jie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032222554
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3222255-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, Ethnic Studies, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Industrial relations, health & safety, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Regional / International studies, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Central / national / federal government policies, Central / national / federal government, Marxism & Communism, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, Central government policies, Central government, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General