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==Description:==
==Description:==
As the chinese economy continues to grow and as China continues to open up to the outside world,
China is doing a fast growth with opening the door, extending international
there is an increased chance of labour strikes occuring within the country. The new information and  
trade and cooperation, .<br> and introducing a foreign fund and advanced
technologies entering the country coupled with the increasing wealth dispersion will combine to
technology. .<br>
increase social anxiety, which could lead to population strikes or even riots.
As China will grow like this speed, the Gap between the poor
and rich is getting bigger. <br> It already reached a dangerous level, and can
trigger a social anxiety. <br>
Workers will go on a strike to improve their wage
and well-being.<br>
 


==Enablers:==
==Enablers:==
*'''Continued Economic Growth:''' will lead to an increase in the wealth difference between citizens
Extend organizations of unions.<br>
*'''Increased interaction with outside world:''' will lead to new ideas entering the society such as the labour cultures from the west
Learn advanced union cultures due to increasing investment by foreign
*'''Increasing amounts of leisure time:''' People will have the time to start questioning the regime
companies.<br>
*'''Increased privitization of industry:''' As more companies fall outside the direct control of the goverment, they are less likely to be as tightly controled by the communist party
 


==Inhibitors:==
==Inhibitors:==
*'''Strength of the central government:''' The government has a strong hold over the country and has a history of forcefully putting down any uprising.
Easily lay off workers, especially workers who can stir up a strike.<br>
*'''Increasing working age population:''' As the number of available workers increase it will be simple to replace un-ruly employeees
Huge workforce to be supplemented from rural communities.<br>


==Paradigms:==
==Paradigms:==
Any move towards unionization could have major effects on China's industry. It could effect large social and health changes throghout the country.  
1) Adopted the policy of reform and opening to the outside world.<br>
Additionally, disruptions to production could cause the economic growth of the country to slow, further causing citizens to question the central governments authority.
2) The country's per capita GDP has increased by five times.


==Experts:==
==Experts:==
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http://www.mof.gov.cn/english/english.htm
http://www.mof.gov.cn/english/english.htm
==Timing:==
==Timing:==
 
The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
==Web Resources:==
==Web Resources:==
htty://www.commondreams.org <br>
htty://www.commondreams.org <br>
Htty://www.washingtonpost.com <br>
Htty://www.washingtonpost.com <br>
==Revision History==
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#Edited by Geoff Spielman on 15th September 2009

Latest revision as of 06:19, 6 September 2011

Description:

China is doing a fast growth with opening the door, extending international trade and cooperation, .
and introducing a foreign fund and advanced technology. .
As China will grow like this speed, the Gap between the poor and rich is getting bigger.
It already reached a dangerous level, and can trigger a social anxiety.
Workers will go on a strike to improve their wage and well-being.


Enablers:

Extend organizations of unions.
Learn advanced union cultures due to increasing investment by foreign companies.


Inhibitors:

Easily lay off workers, especially workers who can stir up a strike.
Huge workforce to be supplemented from rural communities.

Paradigms:

1) Adopted the policy of reform and opening to the outside world.
2) The country's per capita GDP has increased by five times.

Experts:

http://www.mof.gov.cn/index.htm
http://www.mof.gov.cn/english/english.htm

Timing:

The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Web Resources:

htty://www.commondreams.org
Htty://www.washingtonpost.com

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