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Informationen zum Autor Xueguang Zhou is Professor of Sociology at Duke University. He co-authored The Dynamics of Rules (with James G. March and Martin Schultz! 2000) and edited State and Society in Contemporary China (in Chinese! 1992). His work has appeared in American Sociological Review! American Journal of Sociology! Social Forces! Administrative Science Quarterly! Comparative Political Studies! Social Search Research! among other journals. Klappentext This is a book about urban China! from 1949 to 1994. Zusammenfassung 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 opportunities in education attainment! employment! promotions! and economic benefits between 1949 to 1994 and over individuals' life courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Credit line; 1. Redistribution and stratification dynamics under State Socialism; 2. Overview: historical context and research design; Part I. Redistribution and Stratification Dynamics: Empirical Evidence: 3. Education 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; Part II. Assessing Institutional Changes in the Post-Mao Era: 7. Economic transformation and changes in income inequality; 8. Redistribution and latent economic benefits; 9. Institutional changes and patterns of job shifts; 10. Economic transformation and life chances: a life-course perspective; Part III. Summary and Conclusion: 11. Social stratification under State Socialism: summary and assessment; 12. Stratification dynamics and institutional transformation; References; Index.
