Examination of the evidence of poor people's standard of living as the most fundamental aspect of differentiation; investigation of the ideological and political forces behind the economic policies which influence the outcome; examination of these policies and their outcome in respect to labour...

"China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies. 'China's rise' preoccupies the global media, which regularly carry articles...