Explaining compliance: A multi-actor framework for understanding labour law compliance in China
基于2009-2011年中国南方工厂数据，提出多主体框架解释劳动法合规差异：利益趋同导致“厚”合规（如书面合同），利益分歧导致“薄”合规（如社保），利益趋同于不合规则无合规（如加班时限）。
I argue that there is increasing evidence that multiple stakeholders, such as labour intermediaries and independent workers, are involved in the regulation of labour standards in China, resulting in increasing compliance with labour laws. In addition, I argue that the differential interests of multiple stakeholders lead to a variation in compliance across different labour law provisions. I find support for these arguments using original factory-level compliance data collected in southern China between 2009 and 2011. There is ‘thick’ compliance when stakeholders’ interests converge, as observed in the case of written contract requirements. There is ‘thin’ compliance when there is less convergence in stakeholder interests, as observed in the case of compliance with social insurance provisions. Finally, there is no compliance when there is convergence toward non-compliance in stakeholder interests, as observed in the case of overtime hour limits.