Chinese Middle Classes: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and China
Hsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael (éd.). Chinese middle classes : Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and China. London ; New York : Routledge, 2014. XX-268 p. ISBN : 978-0-415-67726-4 et 0-415-67726-2 .
The formation and characteristics of a nation’s middle class are shaped by historical context and the developmental path that has been followed. However, can the same be said of the ethnic Chinese middle classes in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Macao? Given the divergent political and economic experiences under which the respective middle classes were created, established, shaped, and reshaped, can they still be characterized as a homogenous group of ‘Chinese middle classes’, or are they more unique within each country?
Using systematic survey data analysis and case studies to examine and compare the emerging middle classes in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Urban China, this book explores whether the middle classes in these countries possess any uniquely ‘Chinese’ features, or if these are shared attributes that can be found in other non-Chinese middle classes in the Asia-Pacific region. It analyses the formation, profile, culture, lifestyles, mobility, and politics of the middle class groups in each country, and highlights the differences and similarities that emerge, and focuses in particular on increased mobility, financial resilience, class anxiety, and political interest and effectiveness.
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- Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao est chercheur et directeur de l’Institut de sociologie de l’Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taïwan)
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Voir aussi
- Chen, Jie. A middle class without democracy : economic growth and the prospects for democratization in China. New York : Oxford University Press, 2013. XVI-210 p.
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- Zhang, Li. In search of paradise : middle-class living in a Chinese metropolis. Ithaca, N.Y. ; London : Cornell University Press, 2010. XIV-248 p.
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The formation and characteristics of a nation’s middle class are shaped by historical context and the developmental path that has been followed. However, can the same be said of the ethnic Chinese middle classes in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Macao? Given the divergent political and economic experiences under which the respective middle classes were created, established, shaped, and reshaped, can they still be characterized as a homogenous group of ‘Chinese middle classes’, or are they more unique within each country?