ISBN:
9780203380086
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
,
text file, PDF
Series Statement:
Routledge contemporary China series 112
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Chinese middle classes
DDC:
305.550951
Keywords:
Middle class History
;
China
;
Social mobility China
;
Middle class History
;
Social mobility
;
China Social conditions
;
Electronic books
;
China Social conditions
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
China
;
Macau
;
Taiwan
;
Mittelstand
Abstract:
part I. Overview -- part II. Changing profiles -- part III. Emerging ethos and lifestyles -- part IV. Mobility -- part V. New politics?
Abstract:
"This book uses both systematic survey data analysis and case studies to portray and compare the emerging middle classes in four ethnic-Chinese societies (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Urban China) and explores whether or not there are uniquely ethnic Chinese middle classes that can be constituted and found in these ethnic Chinese societies"--
Abstract:
"The formation and characteristics of a nation's middle class are shaped by historical context and the developmental path that has been followed. However, can the same be said of the ethnic Chinese middle classes in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Macao? Given the divergent political and economic experiences under which the respective middle classes were created, established, shaped, and reshaped, can they still be characterized as a homogenous group of 'Chinese middle classes', or are they more unique within each country? Using systematic survey data analysis and case studies to examine and compare the emerging middle classes in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Urban China, this book explores whether the middle classes in these countries possess any uniquely 'Chinese' features, or if these are shared attributes that can be found in other non-Chinese middle classes in the Asia-Pacific region. It analyses the formation, profile, culture, lifestyles, mobility, and politics of the middle class groups in each country, and highlights the differences and similarities that emerge, and focuses in particular on increased mobility, financial resilience, class anxiety, and political interest and effectiveness. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in Chinese studies, Chinese society, Chinese ethnicity and Chinese politics"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4324/9780203380086
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