One Country, Two Societies - Rural-Urban Inequality in Contemporary China

Informationen zum Autor Martin K. Whyte is John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Sociology, Emeritus, Harvard University. Wang Feng is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Wu Jieh-min is a research fellow at the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Klappentext A collection of essays that analyzes China's foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It examines the historical background of rural-urban relations; the size and trend in the income gap between rural and urban residents; aspects of inequality apart from income; and! experiences of discrimination! particularly among urban migrants. Zusammenfassung This timely and important collection of original essays analyzes China’s foremost social cleavage: the rural–urban gap.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Martin K. Whyte
• Collaboration: Martin K. Whyte (Editeur)
• Edition: Harvard University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 25.02.2010
• EAN: 9780674036321
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03632-1
• Pages: 460
• Thème: Harvard Contemporary China Series
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie internationale; China, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Asian History, Urban communities, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies