After a quarter of a century of market reform, China has become the workshop of the world and the leading growth engine of the global economy. Its immense labour force accounts for some twenty-nine per cent of the world's total labour pool but all too little is known about Chinese labour beyond...

Frontmatter -- Advance Praise for The China Paradox, Second Edition -- Advance Praise for The China Paradox, First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 The Hybrid Development Model at the Heart of a Vibrant New China -- Chapter 2 Early Attempts at Industrialization: The...