Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial

The Chinese regime of accumulation based on exports and investments seems to be reaching its limits. The Chinese leaders are convinced of the need to rebalance the economy by prompting domestic demand. The assertion of the social role of the State since the 2000s is part of this objective and has tw...

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Main Author: Clément Séhier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation
Series:Revue de la Régulation
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/12241
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description The Chinese regime of accumulation based on exports and investments seems to be reaching its limits. The Chinese leaders are convinced of the need to rebalance the economy by prompting domestic demand. The assertion of the social role of the State since the 2000s is part of this objective and has two aims: to reduce the contradictions of the current accumulation regime and to contain the risks of social instability by limiting the social risks stemming from the rise of market mechanisms. However, the institutionalisation of social policies formulated by central authorities is hampered by the resistance of local governments and capitalists. Consequently, inequalities persist, labour conflicts intensify, and the rebalancing of the accumulation regime is curtailed. The CCP is therefore in a paradoxical situation. As it officially stands for the interests of the population, it must promote a better integration of workers. However, by denying them the right to organise to defend their own rights, it deprives itself of a social force capable of putting pressure for the implementation of more protective rules within enterprises. Based on the example of collective bargaining experiences in the coastal provinces, we argue that better integration of workers’ interests into the industrial relations system would strengthen the obligations of employers and would support more broadly the economic and social objectives put forward by the central government.
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spelling doaj.art-8d488f345d3847e0ad30387db7dbd3ad2024-02-13T13:02:04ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962110.4000/regulation.12241Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarialClément SéhierThe Chinese regime of accumulation based on exports and investments seems to be reaching its limits. The Chinese leaders are convinced of the need to rebalance the economy by prompting domestic demand. The assertion of the social role of the State since the 2000s is part of this objective and has two aims: to reduce the contradictions of the current accumulation regime and to contain the risks of social instability by limiting the social risks stemming from the rise of market mechanisms. However, the institutionalisation of social policies formulated by central authorities is hampered by the resistance of local governments and capitalists. Consequently, inequalities persist, labour conflicts intensify, and the rebalancing of the accumulation regime is curtailed. The CCP is therefore in a paradoxical situation. As it officially stands for the interests of the population, it must promote a better integration of workers. However, by denying them the right to organise to defend their own rights, it deprives itself of a social force capable of putting pressure for the implementation of more protective rules within enterprises. Based on the example of collective bargaining experiences in the coastal provinces, we argue that better integration of workers’ interests into the industrial relations system would strengthen the obligations of employers and would support more broadly the economic and social objectives put forward by the central government.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/12241Chinaindustrial relationsinstitutional changeWage-labour nexuswelfare statesocial compromise.
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Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial
Revue de la Régulation
China
industrial relations
institutional change
Wage-labour nexus
welfare state
social compromise.
title Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial
title_full Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial
title_fullStr Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial
title_full_unstemmed Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial
title_short Le gouvernement chinois peut-il réorienter le régime d’accumulation ? Une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial
title_sort le gouvernement chinois peut il reorienter le regime d accumulation une analyse au prisme des transformations du rapport salarial
topic China
industrial relations
institutional change
Wage-labour nexus
welfare state
social compromise.
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/12241
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