Getting Ahead in Today's China: From Optimism to Pessimism.
Against the backdrop of China's post-1978 economic transformation, recent challenges such as COVID-19 have prompted speculations about rising popular pessimism regarding current inequalities and opportunities to get ahead. This study compares findings from three new nationally representative surveys...
| Publicado en: | China Journal Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23 |
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University of Chicago Press
Jan2025
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