Dexter Roberts, "The Myth of Chinese Capitalism: The Worker, the Factory, and the Future of the World" (St. Martin’s Press, 2020)

Asian Review of Books · Feb 18, 2021 · 42m

Around the Chinese New Year period, millions of Chinese migrant workers return home from jobs in China’s major cities to their rural villages to visit their families. China’s urban centers and factory towns rely on migrant workers from provinces like Guizhou: places that are still relatively underdeveloped, despite the massive growth seen on China’s coasts. The fact that, this year, many migrants likely can’t return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of the instability that defines much of their lives.

The Myth of Chinese Capitalism: The Worker, the Factory, and the Future of the…