arbiter
JournalsAccount

Employer association evolution in China: reassessing countervailing power

Judith Shuqin Zhu & Michael Barry

Journal of Industrial Relations2025https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856251376817article
AJG 2ABDC A
Weight
0.50

Abstract

This paper provides a historical review of Employer Associations (EAs) in China across three distinct political regimes, characterised first by weak and then by dominant state influence. This study extends the current knowledge of EA behaviour through an examination of a case of a non-liberal democratic state, hitherto largely neglected in the EA literature. It also contributes to the recent literature that examines the countervailing power thesis in relation to EAs by uncovering state hegemony as a boundary condition of EAs’ countervailing power.

Open via your library →

Cite this paper

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856251376817

Or copy a formatted citation

@article{judith2025,
  title        = {{Employer association evolution in China: reassessing countervailing power}},
  author       = {Judith Shuqin Zhu & Michael Barry},
  journal      = {Journal of Industrial Relations},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856251376817},
}

Paste directly into BibTeX, Zotero, or your reference manager.

Flag this paper

Employer association evolution in China: reassessing countervailing power

Flags are reviewed by the Arbiter methodology team within 5 business days.

Evidence weight

0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

† Text relevance is estimated at 0.50 on the detail page — for your query’s actual relevance score, open this paper from a search result.