Middle Class China : Identity and Behaviour


Minglu. Chen
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2013.
Omfang
1 online resource (218 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: middle class China - discourse, structure and practice; 1. Sociopolitical attitudes of the middle class and the implications for political transition; 2. Class, consumption and the economic restructuring of consumer space; 3. Urban housing-status-groups: consumption, lifestyles and identity; 4. White-collar workers: gender and class politics in an urban organization; 5. The socioeconomic status, co-optation and political conservatism of the educated middleclass: a case study of university teachers. - 6. Homeowners' movements: narratives on the political behaviours of the middle class7. Institutional determinants of the political consciousness of private entrepreneurs; 8. Understanding entrepreneurs; Bibliography; Index. - A general expectation has developed that China's middle class will generate not only social but also political change. This expectation often overlooks the reality that there is no single Chinese middle class with a common identity or will to action. 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. The expert contributors seek to identify the social space occupied by the Chinese middle clas
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9781781005705

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