The rise of the consumer in modern China

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Cover; Contents; Chapter One Theoretical Viewpoint, Research Framework and Methodology; Examination of the Theoretical Viewpoint; A. Theory of Social Stratification; B. Theory of Capital Control; C. Theory of Romanticism; D. Theory of Cultural Globalization; Comparison of Theoretical Perspectives; Research Framework; Research Methodology; A. Government Document Analysis; B. Qualitative Analysis; C. The Analysis of the Second-Hand Data; Basic Concepts and Terminology; A. System and Consumption System; B. Culture, Consumption Culture, Consumer Culture, Consumerism

C. Consumption, Consumer Goods, ConsumerD. Labor, Labor Enthusiasm, Labor Efficiency; E. Desire of Consumption and Labor Motivation; F. State; G. Legitimacy Resources; Chapter Two Institutional Arrangement of the Ascetic Society; Institutional Arrangements and Their Logic in Curbing Consumption; A. Institutional Arrangements to Curb Consumption; B. Institutional Arrangements and Logic of Private Consumption: The Example of the Centralized Purchase and Sale System; C. Institutional Arrangements of Collective Consumption and Their Logic; Institutional Arrangements of Labor Incentives

A. Sacred IncentivesB. The Macro Incentive System; C. Micro-incentive System; Derivative system: The Institutional Arrangements of Revolutionary Ideology; A. Plan of Transformation of Human Nature; B. System of Revolutionary Ideology; C. Persuasive System; D. The System of Criticism and Self-criticism; E. The System of Political Oppression (Movement of Class Struggle); Chapter Three Asceticism in the Main Structure of Society; The Main Goal of Shaping National Objectives; A. Althusser on the reproduction of production conditions, the ideological state apparatus and the social structure

B. Subject Model and Shaping the SubjectC. National Objectives and Social Structure; Holy Faith; A. Formation of Faith; B. The Sacred Party; C. Obedience and Submissiveness; The Concept of Frugality; A. Low Wages, Shortages of Consumer Goods and Monotonous Experience; B. Welfare and Experience of Egalitarianism; C. Concept of Frugality and Strategies; Dedication; A. Selfless Dedication; B. Not Asking for Remuneration; C. Not Seeking Fame; D. Serious Attitude and Being Responsible; Spiritual Crisis; A. The "Cultural Revolution" Experience; B. Spiritual Crisis

Chapter Four Transformation Towards a Consumer SocietyInstitutional Arrangements of Consumption After Reform and Opening Up; A. The Institutional Arrangements of Compensation for Consumption; B. Institutional Arrangements to Encourage Consumption; C. Transformation of the Collective Consumption System: The Example of Housing Reform; Transformation of Labor Incentive System: From Sacred Motives to Secular Incentives; A. Material Incentives and Distribution According to Work System; B. System Incentives and Labor System

Chapter Five Transformation of the Social Structure and Rise of Consumerism

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Theoretical Viewpoint, Research Framework and MethodologyExamination of the Theoretical Viewpoint -- A. Theory of Social Stratification -- B. Theory of Capital Control -- C. Theory of Romanticism -- D. Theory of Cultural Globalization -- Comparison of Theoretical Perspectives -- Research Framework -- Research Methodology -- A. Government Document Analysis -- B. Qualitative Analysis34 -- C. The Analysis of the Second-Hand Data -- Basic Concepts and Terminology -- A. System and Consumption System -- B. Culture, Consumption Culture, Consumer Culture, Consumerism -- C. Consumption, Consumer Goods, Consumer -- D. Labor, Labor Enthusiasm, Labor Efficiency -- E. Desire of Consumption and Labor Motivation -- F. State -- G. Legitimacy Resources -- ch. Two Institutional Arrangement of the Ascetic Society -- Institutional Arrangements and Their Logic in Curbing Consumption -- A. Institutional Arrangements to Curb Consumption -- B. Institutional Arrangements and Logic of Private Consumption: The Example of the Centralized Purchase and Sale System -- C. Institutional Arrangements of Collective Consumption and Their Logic -- Institutional Arrangements of Labor Incentives -- A. Sacred Incentives -- B. The Macro Incentive System -- C. Micro-incentive System -- Derivative system: The Institutional Arrangements of Revolutionary Ideology -- A. Plan of Transformation of Human Nature -- B. System of Revolutionary Ideology -- C. Persuasive System -- D. The System of Criticism and Self-criticism -- E. The System of Political Oppression (Movement of Class Struggle) -- ch. Three Asceticism in the Main Structure of Society -- The Main Goal of Shaping National Objectives -- A. Althusser on the reproduction of production conditions, the ideological state apparatus and the social structure -- B. Subject Model and Shaping the Subject -- C. National Objectives and Social Structure -- Holy Faith -- A. Formation of Faith -- B. The Sacred Party -- C. Obedience and Submissiveness -- The Concept of Frugality -- A. Low Wages, Shortages of Consumer Goods and Monotonous Experience -- B. Welfare and Experience of Egalitarianism -- C. Concept of Frugality and Strategies -- Dedication -- A. Selfless Dedication -- B. Not Asking for Remuneration -- C. Not Seeking Fame -- D. Serious Attitude and Being Responsible -- Spiritual Crisis -- A. The "Cultural Revolution" Experience -- B. Spiritual Crisis -- ch. Four Transformation Towards a Consumer Society -- Institutional Arrangements of Consumption After Reform and Opening Up -- A. The Institutional Arrangements of Compensation for Consumption -- B. Institutional Arrangements to Encourage Consumption -- C. Transformation of the Collective Consumption System: The Example of Housing Reform -- Transformation of Labor Incentive System: From Sacred Motives to Secular Incentives -- A. Material Incentives and Distribution According to Work System -- B. System Incentives and Labor System -- ch. Five Transformation of the Social Structure and Rise of Consumerism -- Transformation and Shaping of the Social System -- Pragmatism -- The Doctrine of Self-interest -- A. Self-awareness -- B. Sense of Contractual Obligations -- Consumerism -- A. Consciousness of Possession -- B. Ethics of Pleasure -- C. Performance Will -- ch. Six Conclusion and Discussion -- The Logic of Consumption System Transformation -- Logic of The Main Structural Transformation -- The Significance Given to the Mechanism of Transformation -- The Transformation from "Goal Oriented" to "Means First" -- Towards A Civil Society497.

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