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

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

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The New Middle Class in China

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Consumption, Politics and the Market Economy Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

10.1057/9781137297440 - The New Middle Class in China, Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang

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The New Middle Class in China

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