Title Labor and class identities in Hong Kong : class processes in a neoliberal global city / Chun Wing Lee

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Series in Asian labor and welfare policies Series in Asian labor and welfare policies. Contents Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Studying Class Processes in Hong Kong: Approach and Method; 3 Childhood and Education; 4 Work; 5 Class, Politics, and Democratization; 6 Class Identification; 7 Hong Kong-China Integration, Neoliberalization, and the Young Lower Class in Hong Kong; 8 Classed Experience in a Neoliberal Global City; Appendix I: Interview Schedule; Appendix II: Profiles of the 56 Interviewees; Notes; References; Index Summary This cutting edge volume investigates how Hong Kong's economic structure and neoliberal policies have contributed to class inequality in China's global city. Specific topics include educational stratification, attitudes towards works, political attitudes, and class identifications Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 11, 2016) Subject Social classes -- China -- Hong Kong Working class -- China -- Hong Kong Social mobility -- China -- Hong Kong Social stratification -- China -- Hong Kong SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Social classes Social mobility Social stratification Working class China -- Hong Kong Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137517562 1137517565 1349704156 9781349704156

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