Bibliograph

Creating wealth and poverty in postsocialist China

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Creating wealth and poverty in postsocialist China

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Creating wealth and poverty in postsocialist China

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Studies in social inequality

Summary

The Chinese economy's return to commodification and privatization has greatly diversified China's institutional landscape. With the migration of more than 140 million villagers to cities and rapid urbanization of rural settlements, it is no longer possible to presume that the nation can be divided into strictly urban or rural classifications. Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China draws on a wide variety of recent national surveys and detailed case studies to capture the diversity of postsocialist China and identify the contradictory dynamics forging contemporary social stratification. Focusing on economic inequality, social stratification, power relations, and everyday life chances, the volume provides an overview of postsocialist class order and contributes to current debates over the forces driving global inequalities. This book will be a must read for those interested in social inequality, stratification, class formation, postsocialist transformations, and China and Asian studies

Target audience

adult

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