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Labour Manoeuvrability and Economic Performance in Township-Village Enterprises: The Case of China

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Eelco Modderman
Cees Gorter () (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Jasper Dalhuisen () (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Peter Nijkamp () (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The purpose of this paper is to explain the relationship between economic performance and labour manoeuvrability of township-village enterprises in the Jiangsu province, China. We start with a general overview of the development in the Chinese economy and the functioning of labour markets. Next, we perform a statistical analysis on economic performance and labour market behaviour based on a sample of 103 enterprises. The flexibility to fire employees turns out to have a considerable impact on growth in added value of the enterprises, whereas hiring flexibility appears to have negligible effects.

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Paper provided by Tinbergen Institute in its series Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers with number 01-072/1.

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  1. Chang Chun & Wang Yijiang, 1994. "The Nature of the Township-Village Enterprise," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(3), pages 434-452, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Weitzman Martin L. & Xu Chenggang, 1994. "Chinese Township-Village Enterprises as Vaguely Defined Cooperatives," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 18(2), pages 121-145, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana & Nataraj, Sita, 1999. "Labor Market Flexibility in East Asia: Lessons from Taiwan," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 48(1), pages 51-69, October.
  4. Putterman, Louis, 1997. "On the past and future of china's township and village-owned enterprises," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 25(10), pages 1639-1655, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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