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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451403503321

Titolo

Marginalisation in China [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on transition and globalisation / / edited by Heather Xiaoquan Zhang, Bin Wu, Richard Sanders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub. Company, c2007

ISBN

1-317-10068-9

1-281-09885-X

9786611098858

0-7546-8481-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

IGU marginal regions series

Classificazione

83.25

Altri autori (Persone)

ZhangHeather Xiaoquan

WuBin <1957 Nov. 6->

SandersRichard <1947->

Disciplina

338.951

Soggetti

Globalization - Economic aspects - China

Regional economic disparities

Marginality, Social - China

Equality - China

Electronic books.

China Economic policy 1976-2000

China Economic policy 2000-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Marginalisation and Globalisation in Transitional China; PART 1: CHINA IN TRANSITION: INEQUALITY, POVERTY AND MARGINALISATION; PART 2: MARGINALISATION IN THE ERA OF GLOBALISATION IN CHINA; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Economic transition in China has witnessed (re)centralization of resources from the margin to the core in economic, social and political senses. This book employs a marginalization lens to reveal, delineate and better understand the processes, patterns, trends, multiple dimensions and dynamics of the phenomenon, and the consequences



and implications for development and well-being in the country.