Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China

Zusatztext "A group of prominent scholars use fresh survey data and in-depth ethnographic analysis and examine a broad range of issues relating to economic and social changes in contemporary China. This timely volume contains some unexpected and fascinating findings which provide new perspectives for understanding a rapidly evolving society." Informationen zum Autor Deborah S. Davis is Professor of Sociology at Yale University. Wang Feng is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Klappentext The Chinese economy's return to commodification and privatization has greatly diversified China's institutional landscape. With the migration of more than 140 million villagers to cities and rapid urbanization of rural settlements, it is no longer possible to presume that the nation can be divided into strictly urban or rural classifications. Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China draws on a wide variety of recent national surveys and detailed case studies to capture the diversity of postsocialist China and identify the contradictory dynamics forging contemporary social stratification. Focusing on economic inequality, social stratification, power relations, and everyday life chances, the volume provides an overview of postsocialist class order and contributes to current debates over the forces driving global inequalities. This book will be a must read for those interested in social inequality, stratification, class formation, postsocialist transformations, and China and Asian studies. Zusammenfassung Presents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Deborah (EDT)/ Wang Davis, Deborah S. Feng Davis, Deborah S. Wang Davis
• Con la collaborazione di: Deborah Davis (Editore), Deborah S Davis (Editore), Deborah S. Davis (Editore), Wang Feng (Editore), Feng Wang (Editore)
• Editore: Stanford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.12.2008
• EAN: 9780804759311
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-5931-1
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Studies in Social Inequality; Studies in Social Inequality; Studies in Social Inequality (
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali