Comparative Study on Unemployment and Job Loss Issues

Author: Li Qiang Hu Junsheng Hong Dayong
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Unemployment and layoffs are currently important and pressing social issues in China. This book conducts a comprehensive and in-depth study on this issue. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is based on a large amount of detailed survey data, analyzing the family living conditions, re-employment concepts, re-employment training, employment service systems, and unemployment and social security issues of unemployed and laid-off urban residents, as well as urban migrant workers, and proposing corresponding countermeasures. The second part examines different types of labor market mechanisms in seven countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Singapore, and compares them with China's situation, providing valuable references for establishing and improving China's labor market mechanisms. The book combines empirical research with theoretical analysis, making it highly relevant to current realities. Target Audience: National policy researchers, faculty and students in humanities and social sciences at universities.