Informal Employment in Urban China : Measurement and Implications

Informal Employment in Urban China : Measurement and Implications

Because of China's socialist legacy, until recently little attention has been paid to the rise of informal employment. Under planning urban workers enjoyed guaranteed employment, housing, pensions, and health care. The prevalence of informal e...

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Main Authors:	Park, Albert, Wu, Yaowu, Du, Yang
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS CASUAL WORKERS DISMISSAL ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP EMPLOYMENT SHARE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL LABOR MARKETS INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE IRON JOB CREATION JOB STATUS JOBS LABOR CONTRACT LABOR CONTRACTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR LAW LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATIONS LABOUR LABOUR OFFICE LAID-OFF WORKER LAWS LAYOFFS LIFETIME JOB SECURITY MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION OCCUPATION OLDER WORKERS PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT PERSONNEL PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICES SERVICE SECTOR SEVERANCE PAY SICK LEAVE SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL PROTECTION STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN WORKERS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGES WORK FORCE WORK HOURS WORK LOCATION WORKER WORKING WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING HOURS WORKING TIME YOUNGER WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/383331468220789675/Informal-employment-in-urban-China-measurement-and-implications http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27218

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27218

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