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Myth of the social volcano : perceptions of inequality and distributive injustice in contemporary China / Martin King Whyte.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whyte, Martin King.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality--China--Public opinion.
- Equality.
- Distributive justice--China--Public opinion.
- Distributive justice.
- Public opinion--China.
- Public opinion.
- China--Economic conditions--Public opinion.
- China.
- China--Social conditions--Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Is popular anger about rising inequality propelling China toward a "social volcano" of protest activity and instability that could challenge Chinese Communist Party rule? Many inside and outside of China have speculated, without evidence, that the answer is yes. In 2004, Harvard sociologist Martin King Whyte has undertaken the first systematic, nationwide survey of ordinary Chinese citizens to ask them directly how they feel about inequalities that have resulted since China's market opening in 1978. His findings are the subject of this book.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Is Rising Inequality Propelling China Toward a “Social Volcano”?
- Chapter One. China’s Post- Socialist Transition and Rising Inequality
- Chapter Two. The China National Survey on Inequality and Distributive Justice
- Chapter Three. What Do Chinese Citizens See as Fair and Unfair About Current Inequalities?
- Part II. The Social Contours of Feelings of Distributive Injustice
- Chapter Five. Chinese Attitudes Toward Current Inequalities
- Chapter Six. Perceptions of Current Inequalities
- Chapter Seven. Preferences for Equality and Inequality
- Chapter Eight. Views on Stratification and Class Conflict
- Chapter Nine. Views About Opportunities and Social Justice
- Conclusion: Beyond the Myth of the Social Volcano
- notes
- bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780804774185
- 0804774188
- OCLC:
- 645099720
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