عنوان

Middle class China :

1781005702

9781781005705

b390581

Middle class China :

[Book]

identity and behaviour

ed. by Minglu Chen and David S.G. Goodman

Cheltenham

Edward Elgar,

2013

xiii, 204 s

CSC China Perspectives Series

Machine generated contents note: 1. Sociopolitical attitudes of the middle class and the implications for political transition / Li Chunling -- 2. Class, consumption and the economic restructuring of consumer space / Carolyn Cartier -- 3. Urban housing-status-groups: consumption, lifestyles and identity / Beibei Tang -- 4. White-collar workers: gender and class politics in an urban organization / Jieyu Liu -- 5. The socioeconomic status, co-optation and political conservatism of the educated middle class: a case study of university teachers / Jonathan Unger -- 6. Homeowners' movements: narratives on the political behaviours of the midd le class / Jean-Louis Rocca -- 7. Institutional determinants of the political consciousness of private entrepreneurs / Hans Hendrischke -- 8. Understanding entrepreneurs / Dai Jianzhong

This timely volume examines the behaviour and identity of the different elements of China's middle class - entrepreneurs, managers, and professionals - in order to understand their centrality to the wider processes of social and political change in China.",,,,,"A general expectation has developed that China's middle class will generate not only social but also political change.A general expectation has developed that China's middle class will generate not only social but also political change.A general expectation has developed that China's middle class will generate not only social but also political change.

David S G Goodman

Minglü Chen

[Book]

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