Minimum Wages in China: Evolution, Legislation, and Effects

by Li Shi

Book Overview

This book considers the positive and negative impacts of the minimum wage policy in China. Since China enacted its first minimum wage law in 1994, the magnitude and frequency of changes in the minimum wage have been substantial, both over time and across jurisdictions. The results from China's experience show that rapidly increasing minimum wages have helped increase average wages and reduce the gender wage gap, income inequality, and poverty. However,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811524238
• ISBN13: 9789811524233
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"