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9780203931172

The New Rich in China: Future Rulers, Present Lives

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203931172

  • ISBN10:

    0203931173

  • Copyright: 2008-04-25
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Includingsections on class, status and power, agency and structure and life style the book develops the concept of the New Rich further in light of China's accelerated social changeand the ever-increasing affluence of some of the population.

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INTRODUCTION The New Rich in China: The dimensions of social change David S G Goodman and Xiaowei Zang CLASS, STATUS and POWER Why there is no new middle class: Entrepreneurs, cadres and professionals David S G Goodman Class and Stratum: The politics of description Yingjie Guo Market transition, wealth and status claims Xiaowei Zang Richer than before: The cultivation of middle class taste Stephanie Hemelryk Donald AGENCY AND STRUCTURE Corporate CEOs as Cultural Promoters Colin Hawes From black coal to hospital white: new welfare entrepreneurs and the pursuit of a 'cleaner' status Beatriz Carrillo Entrepreneurial Women: Personal Wealth, Local Politics and Tradition Minglu Chen The Professional Middle Classes: Management and politics Ivan Cucco Lawyers, Doctors and Professors: Variable wealth Jingqing Yang LIFE STYLE "What's in a high-class neighbourhood?" Housing and ethical self-government in Beijing Luigi Tomba New Symbolic Wealth: The Best Things Come in Small Packages Carolyn Cartier Flexing muscle: wealth, gender and political change Louise Edwards At Home with the New Rich Wanning Sun Advanced Producers or Moral Polluters ? Bureaucrat-entrepreneurs and sexual corruption Elaine Jeffreys

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