Relative Pauperization and Involution in Contemporary China
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Published:2023-10-01
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Page:29-41
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ISSN:0027-0520
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Container-title:Monthly Review
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Short-container-title:Mon. Rev.
Author:
Witherspoon Alex,Khan Amir,Zhou Yu
Abstract
There is a growing sense in China, Alex Witherspoon, Amir Khan, and Yu Zhou write, that the timeworn methods of social advancement are yielding diminishing returns. Using an original survey of 301 individuals in Jingzhou City, the authors lay bare the roots of this widespread feeling of involution.
Publisher
Monthly Review Foundation
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Sociology and Political Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Gender Studies