http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/chinese-economy Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:53:34 -0400 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:53:34 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1219/empowering-women-in-the-chinese-capitalist-factory-system By Sara Akl - Over the past thirty years, China has moved from a communist to a capitalist economy. This change has pushed millions of young, rural women to migrate to the cities in order to begin working in its many booming factories. These women, if they manage to avoid falling prey to false advertising and trafficking scams, enter the competitive capitalist system at the absolute lowest level. They find employment in foreign-invested companies, usually producing toys, clothing, footwear, and electronics.1 Their service positions in an unregulated labor market subordinate them, and factory women are constantly... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1219/empowering-women-in-the-chinese-capitalist-factory-system http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1227/divisive-economic-device-understanding-chinas-choice-to-create-a-sovereign-wealth-fund By Felicty M. Yost - Three explanations for why China created CIC, however, can be elaborated with much more evidence. This essay will show that both rational-actor, profit seeking models and bureaucratic politics provide strong explanations for CIC's creation. A third explanation — that China is seeking international power — is much more difficult to prove. This section is of value however, because it permits an opportunity to discern the causes for CIC's creation from the implications of its creation, which have been harped on in previous literature. This paper finds that there could be an explanation... Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1227/divisive-economic-device-understanding-chinas-choice-to-create-a-sovereign-wealth-fund