Description |
xiii, 204 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
CSC China perspectives series |
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CSC China perspectives series
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Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Sociopolitical attitudes of the middle class and the implications for political transition / Li Chunling -- 2.Class, consumption and the economic restructuring of consumer space / Carolyn Cartier -- 3.Urban housing-status-groups: consumption, lifestyles and identity / Beibei Tang -- 4.White-collar workers: gender and class politics in an urban organization / Jieyu Liu -- 5.The socioeconomic status, co-optation and political conservatism of the educated middle class: a case study of university teachers / Jonathan Unger -- 6.Homeowners' movements: narratives on the political behaviours of the midd le class / Jean-Louis Rocca -- 7.Institutional determinants of the political consciousness of private entrepreneurs / Hans Hendrischke -- 8.Understanding entrepreneurs / Dai Jianzhong |
Summary |
This timely volume examines the behaviour and identity of the different elements of China's middle class - entrepreneurs, managers, and professionals - in order to understand their centrality to the wider processes of social and political change in China |
Analysis |
Australian |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Middle class -- China.
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SUBJECT |
China -- Social conditions -- 2000- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003000103
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Author |
Chen, Minglü.
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Goodman, David S. G.
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ISBN |
1781005702 (hbk.) |
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9781781005705 (hbk.) |
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