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Social and Political Development in Post-reform China

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction: Economic Growth and Quiet Social/Political Revolution

  3. Economic Reform and Social Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
  4. Social Change and Social Restratification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Market Economy and the Intellectuals

      • Ka-ho Mok
      Pages 93-121
  5. Democratization and Political Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 194-232

About this book

This book is a sociological study of how economic reforms, started in the late 1970s, have affected people's life in China. The book is based upon the author's recent research projects conducted in mainland China. The unique feature of the book is not only based upon qualitative analysis but also quantitative data, the integration of which can enhance readers' understanding of current social and political developments in post-Mao China. In particular, the book aims to depict a context and sociological framework for the analysis of the dynamic and interactive processes between economic, social and political fronts.

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Recommended for undergraduate students and nonspecialists interested in China's social, political, and economic development. Choice

Authors and Affiliations

  • Asia Pacific Social Development Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Ka-ho Mok

About the author

Ka-ho Mok is Director of the Asia Pacific Social Development Research Center and Assistant Professor of the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong.

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