ISBN:
0521835070
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxiv, 375 p)
,
ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The State and Life Chances in Urban China : Redistribution and Stratification, 1949-1994
DDC:
305.5/12
Keywords:
Social stratification
;
China Social conditions 1949-
;
China Economic policy 1976-2000
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Using life history information of a national sample of urban residents, this book examines how shifting state policies and political processes led to drastic fluctuations of oppurtunities in education attainment, employment, promotions, and economic benefits over the 45-year history and over individuals' life courses
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Credit Line; 1 Redistribution and Stratification Dynamics Under State Socialism; introduction; social stratification in a comparative perspective; redistribution and stratification dynamics under state socialism; institutional transformation and stratfication processes in the reform era; looking ahead; 2 Overview: Historical Context and Research Design; changing historical contexts in urban china; the evolution of redistributive institutions and life chances
Description / Table of Contents:
the life history data from "the state and life chances" projectresearch design considerations; statistical analysis: models and methods; chapter summary; 3 Educational Stratification; 4 Entry Into the Labor Force: Patterns of First-Job Attainment; 5 Children of the Cultural Revolution: The Send-Down Episode; 6 Climbing the Political Ladder: Bureaucratic Career Patterns; 7 Economic Transformation and Changes in Income Inequality; 8 Redistribution and Latent Economic Benefits; 9 Institutional Changes and Patterns of Job Shifts
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Economic Transformation and Life Chances: A Life-Course Perspective11 Social Stratification Under State Socialism: Summary and Assessment; 12 Stratification Dynamics and Institutional Transformation; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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