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Lai, Cheng‐chung - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 4, pp. 286-290

Beef taboo was generally obeyed among Chinese but it is no longer significant in today’s Taiwan where large amounts of beef are imported from Australia and United States. So is the beef taboo in Chinese society culturally binding? Argues that the rise of this taboo was mainly a result of food...

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A comparative analysis of China’s permanent and temporary migration during the reform period

Yang, Hong - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 3, pp. 173-193

Examines China’s population movement since the 1980s. The analysis tackles two types of migration: permanent with … corresponding transfers of the household registration, and temporary without such transfers. The study finds that, while the reform …

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Income and social inequality in China: impact on consumption and shopping patterns

Khei‐Mie Wong, Grace; Yu, Lu - In: International Journal of Social Economics 29 (2002) 5, pp. 370-384

Since the “open‐door” policy was introduced in 1978, China’s socio‐economic development has been impressive, and the … well as among the populace in different regions of China. The disparity in consumption and shopping patterns between higher … income and lower income consumers, as well as the recent deflation and “premature consumption psychology” phenomenon in China …

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Regional disparities in China: an alternative view

Wu, Yanrui - In: International Journal of Social Economics 29 (2002) 7, pp. 575-589

Regional disparities in China have recently attracted the attention of economists both inside and outside China. In … particular, researchers and policy makers are concerned with how economic reforms have affected regional disparities in China. As … China’s regional economies. This study is based on the application of regional GDP figures covering the period of 1953 …

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Housing quality differentials in urban China 1988‐1995

Pan, Zhenfeng - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 10, pp. 1070-1083

China differs across time, housing types, and socioeconomic variables. But some key variables such as Communist Party …

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Rural development in China

Brown, Colin G.; Waldron, Scott A.; Longworth, John W. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 1/2, pp. 17-33

converge and that regions in inland China are well integrated with other regions and sectors of the economy. Large …

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An inquiry into the disposition of Chinese agriculture

Zhang, Dongxue - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 5, pp. 388-407

society, which has so far practically made China tread a path different from that in western society. Research limitations …

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China's ethnic minorities and the middle classes: an overview

Mackerras, Colin - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 9, pp. 814-826

China, given the importance of the middle classes in international economic development in the modern age. Design … these classes among the ethnic minorities of China through fieldwork and printed statistics and materials. Findings – The … ethnic minorities were 8.41 per cent of the total population of China, according to the 2000 census. The paper finds that …

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Liang Qichao, Sun Yat‐sen, and the 1905‐1907 debate on socialism

Lai, Cheng‐chung; Trescott, Paul B. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) 12, pp. 1051-1062

Purpose – To review one of the earliest Chinese debates on socialism, highlighting the consequent changes in outlook by Sun Yat‐sen and Liang Qichao; and to demonstrate the influence of Western economic writers especially Richard T. Ely, Henry George, and German Bismarckian socialists....

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Were the Chinese reforms a feasible alternative for transition economies?

Marangos, John - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 3, pp. 221-240

Purpose – To examine China's reforms and successes could have been replicated to other transition economies. Design …; fiscal policy; international trade and foreign aid and social policy. Findings – The transition process in China has … initial conditions” of China that made the model inappropriate but, rather, the switch to a democratic political …

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