Hi Michael,
Sorry to respond so late. Private businesses tend to pay quite a bit more
than state companies, especially skilled positions. The desertion is a
combination of boot and attraction. Of course, it depends on what kind of
skills you possess and the state of the SOE you're located in. But,
private businesses are the envy of SOE workers in one key sense, they get
paid wages on a monthly basis! I mean, *every* month they get paid. That
alone is a huge attraction these days in China.
Steve
On Mon, 8 May 2000, Michael Perelman wrote:
> I understood that the private businesses pay less and have inferior working
> conditions. Why the desertion? It sounds like the boot.
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