Xie Yu, Lai Qing, Wu Xiaogang
University of Michigan.
Res Sociol Work. 2009 Jan 1;19:283-306. doi: 10.1108/S0277-2833(2009)0000019013.
Prior research showed that danwei, the work unit, was very important in determining workers' social, economic, and political lives in pre-reform urban China. In this paper, we argue that danwei continues to be an agent of social stratification in contemporary urban China. Using data from a 1999 survey we conducted in three large Chinese cities, Wuhan, Shanghai, and Xi'an, we assess the extent to which workers' socioeconomic well-being depends on the financial conditions of their danwei. Results show that the financial situation of danwei remains one of the most important determinants of earnings and benefits. However, the explanatory power of danwei's financial situation is much greater for earnings than for benefits.
先前的研究表明，在改革前的中国城市，单位在决定工人的社会、经济和政治生活方面非常重要。在本文中，我们认为单位在当代中国城市仍然是社会分层的一个因素。利用我们1999年在武汉、上海和西安这三个中国大城市进行的一项调查的数据，我们评估了工人的社会经济福祉在多大程度上取决于其单位的财务状况。结果表明，单位的财务状况仍然是收入和福利的最重要决定因素之一。然而，单位财务状况对收入的解释力比对福利的解释力要大得多。
