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- Title
Urban Villages, Grid Management, and the Contradictions of Capital.
- Authors
CHU, Nellie
- Abstract
The article explores the mass protests by migrant laborers in Guangzhou's urban villages in November 2022 against the lockdowns associated with China's zero-Covid policy. It mentions that claims of a return to Maoist state control, the essay argues that the episode reveals social inequalities between migrant laborers and village landlords crucial to the global supply chains for low-cost manufacturing of fast fashion.
- Subjects
SOCIAL unrest; VILLAGES; CITY dwellers; HOUSING; HARASSMENT
- Publication
Made in China Journal, 2023, Vol 8, Issue 1, p86
- ISSN
2652-6352
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22459/mic.08.01.2023.10