Perceptions of Good Jobs : Analytical Report--Jianyang, China Sichuan

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Perceptions of Good Jobs : Analytical Report--Jianyang, China Sichuan

dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Huafeng
dc.contributor.author	Bjørkhaug, Ingunn
dc.contributor.author	Hatløy, Anne
dc.contributor.author	Kebede, Tewodros
dc.date.accessioned	2013-01-16T20:00:17Z
dc.date.available	2013-01-16T20:00:17Z
dc.date.issued	2012-10
dc.description.abstract	This study describes how jobs are perceived in Jianyang, China Sichuan, by exploring beyond the earnings, health benefits, and pension plans that characterize a “good job” to focus on the features that increase living standards, productivity growth, and social cohesion. Tremendous changes in the Chinese labor market have altered the perceptions and attitudes of people toward their work. The labor force participation in Jianyang is 62 percent, with men’s rate exceeding that of women, and high education strongly correlating with labor force participation. In both urban and rural areas, households with a higher number of working adults and wage-earners are better off, and strong linkages exist between job stability and benefits.Overall there is a low degree of job satisfaction, with the highest satisfaction found among wage workers. While jobs in Jianyang consist mainly of manual labor—dominated by routine work—a “good job” in the sense of a higher degree of meaningfulness requires a shift from manual to more cognitive work, from routine to more creative tasks. Employment contributes to a very high level of trust in family, neighbors, and friends. Wage workers also indicated lower confidence in institutions.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-82-7422-880-1
dc.identifier.isbn	978-82-7422-880-1
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12125
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Background Paper for the World Development Report 2013
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	Labor
dc.subject	Poverty Reduction
dc.subject	Health, Nutrition, and Population
dc.title	Perceptions of Good Jobs : Analytical Report--Jianyang, China Sichuan	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-05T11:48:20.838282Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.globalpractice	Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.country	China
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor