China: Adapting the Past, Confronting the FutureThomas Buoye Completely updated, China: Adapting the Past, Confronting the Future is the latest in a series of classroom units on China from the Center of Chinese Studies at The University of Michigan. It is not only ideal for courses on contemporary China but also an excellent supplement for courses in area studies, international affairs and economics, and women's studies. Each section, in addition to essay and excerpts, also includes a bibliography of additional topical works as well as suggestions for complementary video and internet teaching resources. Geography and History: Presents a broad sketch of Chinese history from earliest times and a detailed discussion of the forces that have shaped modern Chinese history. Geography sharpens the focus to China’s rich ecological and ethnic diversity. Politics: Addresses political issues in post-Tiananmen China, including corruption, human rights, US-China relations, democratic reform, and religious and political dissidents. Society: Examines contemporary social problems that have emerged in the post-Mao era, including divorce, migrant labor, family planning, problems facing Chinese women, and the proliferation of Chinese and Western religions. Economy: Assesses the post-Mao economy after twenty years of experimentation and reform, including development of private enterprises, income disparities, case studies in rural and urban economic development, and the prospects for future growth. Culture: Reviews 20th century Chinese literature, the intersection between politics and the arts, the explosion of popular culture, and changing visual culture in modern China. Future Trends: Explores the prospects for democratization, generational change in leadership, the direction of modernization, and China’s prospects for political liberalization. |
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... migrants have also contributed to a tendency to view migration primarily as a problem to be managed . Knight and Song present a detailed case study of migration to a small city . By limiting the geographic scope of their study , they ...
... migrants have also contributed to a tendency to view migration primarily as a problem to be managed . Knight and Song present a detailed case study of migration to a small city . By limiting the geographic scope of their study , they ...
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... migrants from the villages as in - migrants lived separately from the sampled village households . Although the migration observed was of individuals leaving their households of registration temporarily , it is notable that respondents ...
... migrants from the villages as in - migrants lived separately from the sampled village households . Although the migration observed was of individuals leaving their households of registration temporarily , it is notable that respondents ...
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... migration Income with more extensive migration Notation Y Gini coefficient 0.400 Ynm 0.448 Yo 0.824 Y1 0.426 Y2 0.347 Not only does migration reduce rural income inequality but it also helps to reduce rural poverty . This we see by ...
... migration Income with more extensive migration Notation Y Gini coefficient 0.400 Ynm 0.448 Yo 0.824 Y1 0.426 Y2 0.347 Not only does migration reduce rural income inequality but it also helps to reduce rural poverty . This we see by ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Chinas Environmental History in World Perspective | 25 |
The Uniting of China | 31 |
Copyright | |
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