The state and life chances in urban China : redistribution and stratification, 1949-1994 /

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 oppurtunities in education attainment, employment, promotions, and economic benefits over the 45-year history and over individ...

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Autor principal: Zhou, Xueguang, 1959-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=132306
Taula de continguts:
  • Redistribution and stratification dynamics under state socialism
  • Overview : historical context and research design
  • Educational stratification
  • Entry into the labor force : patterns of first-job attainment
  • Children of the cultural revolution : the send-down episode
  • Climbing the political ladder : bureaucratic career patterns
  • Economic transformation and changes in income inequality
  • Redistribution and latent economic benefits
  • Institutional changes and patterns of job shifts
  • Economic transformation and life chances : a life-course perspective
  • Social stratification under state socialism : summary and assessment
  • Stratification dynamics and institutional transformation.