The rising middle classes in China / chief editor, Li Chunling ; translator, Rupert Campbell.

Includes bibliographical references.

Changes in theoretical directions and interests of research on China's middle class / Li Chunling -- Political crossroad, social representations, and academic intervention : the formation of a middle class in China / JeanLouis Rocca -- Globalization, social transformation, and power of "middle class" language in Chinese media publications / He Jin -- Profile of China's middle class / Li Chunling -- Urban Chinese class structure and the direction of the middle class / Liu Xin -- How should we view China's current middle class? / Li Qiang -- "Different paths, different people" : a typological analysis of contemporary China's urban middle class / Li Lulu and Li Sheng -- The scale, self-identification, and social attitude of China's middle class / Li Pei Lin, Zhang Yi -- Stabilizing force or destabilizing force? Sociopolitical attitudes of the China's middle class and its implication on political transition / Li Chunling -- New middle class politics in China : the making of a quiet democratization? / Alvin Y. So and Su Xianjia --The existence of contemporary China's middle class : the state of its social life / Li Lulu, Wang Yu -- The moral order of a middle class community / Tai-lok Lui, Shuo Liu.

"This key new book gathers together the latest research results from renowned Chinese scholars who have comprehensively examined the formation of China's middle class. The coverage takes in key background issues, socioeconomic status and sociopolitical functions, the definition, values, social attitudes, income and consumption characteristics of China's rapidly expanding middle class"--Provided by publisher.

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