Chinese employer associations, institutional complementarity and countervailing power
研究了中国企业联合会作为准政府机构的角色，发现其垄断雇主代表地位的终结源于无法发挥抗衡力量、无法与适应新型雇佣关系的社会伙伴保持互补关系。
Prior to 2011 the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC) was the only employer association recognized by China’s government. Drawing on interviews with staff from employer associations, employers and state officials, this study clarifies the role of Chinese employer associations, with the focus being on the CEC. The study finds that the Confederation is a quasi-state agency that undertakes many of the activities conducted by employer associations in developed economies. It also finds that the demise of the CEC’s monopolization of employer representation can be attributed to its inability to act as an agent of countervailing power and its inability to sustain a complementary relationship with the social partners that are suited to the newly emergent employment relationship being constructed in China.