Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Managerial Control in SOEs from the mid 1970s to the 1980s Neo-traditionalism: Managerial Control Before 1978 Disorganized Despotism: Managerial Control from 1978 to the 1980s 1.2 Toleration: A Governing Strategy as A Result of Contextual Conditions The Interconnected Social Networks in Jinjiang Factory Workers' Control on Production in Jinjiang Factory 1.3 Toleration in Practice: the Governance of Absenteeism as An Example Reinterpretation of Workers' Absence Exchange among Multiple Actors Tactics for Time and Money 1.4 Methodology Gaining Access to the Third Liners Selecting Informants The Interviews Other Sources of Data 1.5 Thesis Organization Chapter 2 The Third Line Construction and Jinjiang Factory 2.1 The Third Line Construction 2.2 Jinjiang Factory: A Representative Third Line Enterprise Chapter 3 The Context of Toleration (1): Isolated Life in Jinjiang Factory 3.

1 Transportation 3.2 Food and Drink 3.3 Education 3.4 Entertainment 3.5 Social Interaction and Social Relationship 3.6 Urban Factories, Rural Collectives and the Third Line Enterprises in Perspective Conclusion: City in the Village Chapter 4 The Context of Toleration (2): Interconnected Social Networks 4.1 Three Groups of Workers 4.2 Group Belonging and Job Opportunity in Jinjiang Factory 4.

3 Fragmentation in Daily Lives Life Outside the Workshop Life in the Workshop 4.4 Interconnected Social Networks in Jinjiang Factory 4.5 Contrasting Social Relations in Urban SOEs and Jinjiang Factory Conclusion Chapter 5 The Context of Toleration (3): Workers' Control on Production 5.1 Permanent Employment Status 5.2 Job Immobility and Preference for Personal Reputation 5.3 Job Immobility and Workers' Control on Production Conclusion Chapter 6 Toleration in Practice (1): the Phenomenon of Absenteeism 6.1 Discussion of Absenteeism in Conferences 6.2 Absenteeism in Practice Absence Due to Misbehaviors Absence for Personal Matters Conclusion Chapter 7 Toleration in Practice (2): The Governance of Absenteeism 7.

1 Reinterpretation of Absenteeism: the Exceptional Circumstances 7.2 Exchange Among Multiple Actors 7.3 Characteristics of Multi-Actors Exchange 7.4 Tactics for Dealing with the Exceptional Circumstances Tactics for Time Seeking Tactics for Balancing the Workers' Interest Conclusion Chapter 8 Conclusion 8.1 Varieties of Industrial Authority 8.2 Does dependency lead to obedience? Appendix: The Social Relations of L's and C's Families in the Factory Bibliography.