Description
| Summary: | This work began as a study of the dynamics of Chinese state socialist society under the impact of ten years of reform. Workers, lower level state cadres and private entrepreneurs were interviewed on the ordinary strategies of daily life in China; on such phenomena as corruption, the use of kinship and friendship networks, relations with superiors and colleagues at work and the rapidly increasing use of money for legal and illegal purposes. Approaching the problem from the perspective of the common Beijing resident illuminated the dynamic interaction between the fabric of daily life and the.
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London: Kegan Paul, 1996. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 1283839083
9781283839082
0203038843
9780203038840
1136167544
9781136167546 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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