The New Middle Class in China: Consumption, Politics and the Market Economy

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The New Middle Class in China: Consumption, Politics and the Market Economy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) E. Tsang
SeriesFrontiers of Globalization
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:225
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenrePolitical economy
Sales and marketing
ISBN/Barcode 9781349346455
ClassificationsDewey:305.55
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Edition 1st ed. 2014
Illustrations XII, 225 p.

Publishing Details

Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date 1 January 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Based on interviews with entrepreneurs, professionals and regional party cadres' from a range of age groups, this book argues that Western class categories do not directly apply to China and that the Chinese new middle class is distinguished more by socio-cultural than by economic factors.

Author Biography

Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong