Hooked -- The five star factory -- The physical costs -- The gold rush -- The stirring masses -- The girls of room 817 -- Accounts and accountability -- Delivering the goods -- The future of the China price

Introduction / William J. Hurst, Thomas B. Gold, and Jaeyoun Won -- Broadening the debate on xiagang : policy origins and parallels in history / Lei Guang -- Xiagang and the geometry of urban political patronage in China : celebrated state (once-) workers and state chagrin / Dorothy J. Solinger...