This book offers a comprehensive review of the far-reaching social changes that have taken place since the start of the Chinese economic reform and opening up of the Chinese society over 30 years ago.
China's success on economic growth and its exploration on political reform in the past few decades have attracted the attention from worldwide economic and political experts. This book studies China's
There is growing interest in social transformation in contemporary China, with much work published on the subject. This book is different from other books in that it presents an overview of the work o
The first International Conference on China and the Internationalization of Sociology was held in Paris and Lyon in June-July 2008, and the 25 studies here were selected from the presentations. They c
Climate change, and also other factors, are capable of bringing about major disasters on a scale hitherto unimaginable. Ecological and other risks, besides having scientific and technological dimensio
This book is rooted in an epistemological approach to sociology in which the boundaries between Western and non-Western sociologies are acknowledged and built on. It argues that knowledge is organised
After over 30 years of reform and opening up, China’s aggregate economic volume is now the second largest in the world. Over the past decade many provinces in the western region of China have implemen
One consequence of China’s economic growth has been a massive increase in migration, both internal and external. Within China millions of rural workers have migrated to the cities. Outside China, many
Contributors to this volume update readers on developments in areas such as income and consumption, industrial transformation and the job market, social security, healthcare, education, quality of lif
The year 2008 marked a historical turning point for China, with the 30th anniversary of the launch of China’s opening and reform policy, the Beijing Olympics, the Sichuan earthquake and the subprime m
Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Vol. 2 includes analyses of some important social issues in China for 2011-2013, including the urban-rural income and its reform; new development in Chinese s
This volume gives an overview of China’s social conditions. Issues discussed include trends in the job market, income, consumption, social security, internet development and others. Groups such as urb
Along with the fast growing economy, the term “BRICs” was coined to represent the newly emerging countries, Brazil, Russia, India and China. The enhanced economy in these countries has largely improve
This yearbook is an English translation of the 2008 Blue Book of Society, the 16th annual report on social development in China since 1992 and compiled by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The i
Chinese Research Perspectives on Society (formerly the China Society Yearbook), Volume 1 continues the tradition of presenting the findings of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' subject research grou
For scholars, business people, and policy makers, the fifth volume in this series, now in its tenth year, comprises 16 chapters written by contributing experts under the auspices of the Chinese Academ
As China continues its transition to a capitalist society and to a socialist society, Chinese sociologists have been exploring ways of creating harmony and sustainability. Featuring 15 contributions b
