This study analyses intergenerational class mobility in China as a case study of a quantitative sociological approach … 2015 in China, the analysis focuses on absolute and relative mobility rates for men and women across four birth cohorts …

In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been … expenditure, however, has been on large capital-intensive projects rather than on education and other social spending. More … emphasis on education would help reduce the income gap, since human capital is a key determinant of income. Government policies …

outcomes (continuous outcomes such as potential earnings, or discrete ones such as education groups) and captures dynastic …. Results indicate that mobility in terms of education and potential earnings were markedly to the advantage of women. A large … part of the population was lifted out of illiteracy, possibly due to large-scale education and school construction reforms …

types of outcomes, such as (continuous) earnings or (discrete and ordinal) education levels, and captures dynastic … developing country. Results indicate that mobility in terms of education and potential earnings was markedly at the advantage of … women. The bulk of the population came out of illiteracy, possibly due to large-scale education reforms, but the relative …

Education is reasonably expected to enhance intergenerational social mobility. However, the extent to which educational … and their close relation to massive structural shifts. The erosion of the education-occupation linkage presents a current … other regions. Scandinavian systems show higher chances of social mobility through education, while Mediterranean systems …