Full Description
This translated volume is based on the Chinese publication Green Book of Population and Labor (No. 18). It focuses on the new era of economic growth fueled primarily by innovation and entrepreneurship, and corresponding developments in China's employment landscape. Chapter one offers an overview of China's new economy. Chapter two examines emerging trends in both the labor and the job markets. Changes to labor relations under the new economy are discussed in chapter three, followed by two chapters that look closely at the role China's largest online ride-hailing service provider has played in shaping the workforce and in job creation. The final chapter reports on current policy support for innovative industries, and makes recommendations.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
1 The New Economy: Concepts, Characteristics, and Their Effects on China's Growth and Employment
Zhang Juwei, Zhao Wen, and Wang Boya
2 Economic Transformation and New Employment
Xiang Jing
3 An Analysis of the Changes to Labor Relations under the New Economy
Xie Qianyun
4 Employment and Work on Online Ride-Hailing Platforms: a Study of Didi Platform Data
Wu Qingjun, Yang Weiguo, Wang Qi, and Chen Xiaofei
5 The Role of Platform-Based Companies in Creating Employment Opportunities for Laid-Off Workers from Overcapacity Industries: a Case Study of the Didi Chuxing Platform
Zhang Chenggang
6 Policy Support System for Innovative Industries
Cai Yifei and Wang Boya
Index
