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Income of the Urban Elderly in Postreform China: Political Capital, Human Capital, and the State
James M. Raymo,Yu Xie +1 more
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This paper examined the impact of political and economic reforms on income stratification in urban China using data from a 1992 nationally representative survey of the elderly and found that the increasing importance of returns to human capital, the ability of communist elite to convert their political capital into new sources of power in emerging markets, and the continued importance of redistributive activities of the party-state.About:
This article is published in Social Science Research.The article was published on 2000-03-01. It has received 40 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Political capital & Human capital.read more
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Chinese social stratification and social mobility
TL;DR: This paper reviewed post-1980 research on class stratification, socioeconomic inequalities, and social mobility in the People's Republic of China and found that occupational mobility, a rare opportunity under Mao, is becoming a living experience for many Chinese in light of emerging labor markets.
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The Chinese General Social Survey (2003-8)
Yanjie Bian,Lulu Li +1 more
TL;DR: The Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) as discussed by the authors has been jointly organized by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Renmin University since 2003, and has continued to be jointly organized in the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008 surveys.
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Do sons or daughters give more money to parents in urban china
Yu Xie,Haiyan Zhu +1 more
TL;DR: It is shown that married daughters, especially those living with parents, provide more financial support to parents than married sons do, and this significant gender difference can be primarily explained by daughters' resources, such as education and income.
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The prevalence of and risk factors for loneliness among older people in China.
Keming Yang,Christina R. Victor +1 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper reviewed the current cross-national literature on loneliness and, using data from two national surveys undertaken in 1992 and 2000, assesses the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people in China and explores the factors that raise their vulnerability to the negative feeling.
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From Power without Politics to Politics without Power@@@The Dynamics of the Breakthrough in Eastern Europe: The Polish Experience.
Valerie Bunce,Jadwiga Staniszkis +1 more
TL;DR: Jadwiga Staniszkis, an influential, internationally known expert on contemporary trends in Eastern Europe, provides an insider's analysis that deserves the attention of all scholars interested in the region as discussed by the authors.
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Local Governments as Industrial Firms: An Organizational Analysis of China's Transitional Economy
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A Theory of Market Transition: From Redistribution to Markets in State Socialism
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