This book analyses the making of the Chinese middle class that started in the 1990s using a constructivist approach. With the development of the Chinese economy, a new group of middle wage earners appeared. Chinese social scientists and state institutions promoted the idea that China needs a middle class to achieve modernization. Middle class members are defined-and define themselves-as good consumers, educated people, politically engaged but reasonable citizens. As such, the making of the middle class is the result of three convergent phenomena: an attempt to define the middle class, a process of civilization, and the development of protest movements. The making of the Chinese middle class, Rocca argues, is a way to end the stalemate that modern Chinese society is facing, in particular the necessity to democratize without introducing an election system.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781137393388
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224699528
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Urban Planning, Family Sociology, Political Science
Author
Jean-Louis Rocca
Publication Name
The Making of the Chinese Middle Class: Small Comfort and Great Expectations
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Sociology, Sustainability
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
281 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
148mm
Item Weight
4854g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jean-Louis Rocca
Series Title
The Sciences PO Series in International Relations and Political Economy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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