Introduction : is rising anger over inequality propelling China toward a "social volcano" -- China's post-socialist transition and rising inequality -- The China national survey on inequality and distributive injustice issues -- What do Chinese citizens see as fair and unfair about current...

Partner selection is a vital feature of human behavior with important consequences for individuals, families, and society. Hypergamy occurs when a husband's earning capacity systematically exceeds that of his wife. We provide a theoretical framework that rationalizes hypergamy even in the...

This article reviews research on inequality and social stratification in China since the mid-1990s. Going beyond the theoretical framework of the market transition debate, research in the field has been advanced by paying more attention to the roles of the institutions of Chinese state...

The paradoxes of rural-urban inequality in contemporary China / Martin King Whyte -- Small-town China : a historical perspective on rural-urban relations / Hanchao Lu -- Rural migrant workers and China's differential citizenship : a comparative institutional analysis / Wu Jieh-min -- How large...

Hannah Arendt's famous use of ‘The Right to Have Rights' is well studied and expanded by various scholars. In this paper, authors make an attempt to expand this concept to apply this concept to the processes of policy enactment. Participation in the policy processes is proportionately arranged...