Boy Lüthje & Siqi Luo 
Beyond the Iron Rice Bowl 
Regimes of Production and Industrial Relations in China

Introduction

I . Socio-Economic Transformation, Industrial Relations

and Regimes of Production in China

1 . Changing Labor Relations – Conceptual Approaches

and Perspectives

2 . Diverging Patterns of Economic Restructuring and Control .

3 . Regimes of Production in Core Industries

4 . Research Methodology and Outline of Case Studies

II . Labor Relations and Regimes of Production in the

Automobile Sector

1 . Introduction

2 . Industry Structure and Basic Trends of Development

3 . Models of Production and Supplier Networks .

4 . Workforce Structure and Labor Relations

5 . Introduction to Case Studies

5 .1 Automobile Assembly Case Studies

5 .1 .1 Automobile Assembly Case Study 1

5 .1 .2 Automobile Assembly Case Study 2

5 .1 .3 Automobile Assembly Case Study 3 (2 Factories)

5 .1 .4 Automobile Assembly Case Study 4

5 .2 Automotive Suppliers Case Studies

5 .2 .1 Automotive Suppliers Case Study 1

5 .2 .2 Automotive Suppliers Case Study 2

5 .2 .3 Automotive Suppliers Case Study 3

5 .2 .4 Automotive Suppliers Case Study 4

III . Labor Relations and Regimes of Production in the

Electronics Industry

1 . Introduction

2 . Industry Structure and Basic Trends of Development .

3 . Models of Production and Supplier Networks

4 . Workforce Structure and Labor Relations .

5 . Introduction to Case Studies .

5 .1 Electronics Industry Case Studies: Brand-Name Firms

5 .1 .1 Electronics Industry Case Study 1

5 .1 .2 Electronics Industry Case Study 2

5 .1 .3 Electronics Industry Case Study 3

5 .2 Electronics Industry Case Studies: Contract Manufacturers

5 .2 .1 Electronics Industry Case Study 4

5 .2 .2 Electronics Industry Case Study 5 (3 Factories)

5 .3 Electronics Industry Case Studies: Electronics

Component Suppliers

5 .3 .1 Electronics Industry Case Study 6

5 .3 .2 Electronics Industry Case Study 7

5 .3 .3 Electronics Industry Case Study 8

IV . Labor Relations and Regimes of Production in the

Textile and Garment Industry

1 . Introduction

2 . Industry Structure and Basic Trends of Development

3 . Models of Production and Supplier Networks

4 . Workforce Structure and Labor Relations

5 . Introduction to Case Studies

5 .1 Textile and Garment Industry Case Studies

5 .1 .1 Textile and Garment Industry Case Study 1

5 .1 .2 Textile and Garment Industry Case Study 2

5 .1 .3 Textile and Garment Industry Case Study 3

5 .1 .4 Textile and Garment Industry Case Study 4

5 .1 .5 Textile and Garment Industry Case Study 5

V . Regimes of Production and Labor Standards

1 . Summary Discussion of Regimes of Production

2 . Auto Industry Case Studies Summary

3 . Electronics Industry Case Studies Summary

4 . Garment Industry Case Studies Summary

5 . Diversity of Production Regimes and Instability of Workplace

Relations

6 . Management Prerogative and Labor Standards

7 . No New Deal for Workers in China .

8 . Regimes of Production and Industrial Conflict: the 2010

Autoworkers’ Strikes in South China

9 . Making Tripartism Work? Policies of Labor Reform

in Guangdong Province

Table and Figure Credits

References

Index