People's livelihood in contemporary China: changes, challenges and prospects

Introduction: the changing Chinese society / Li Peilin -- ch. 1. The people's livelihood in China / Li Peilin and Li Wei -- ch. 2. China in the mass consumption stage / Tian Feng -- ch. 3. Characteristic and change of current employment / Fan Lei -- ch. 4. Urban and rural residents' social security / Zhang Liping -- ch. 5. Urban and rural residents' social support / Diao Pengfei -- ch. 6. Evolution process and the trend of income differential / Chen Guangjin -- ch. 7. Children of the reform and opening up / Tian Feng -- Conclusion.

Key Features:Fresh Chinese perspectives by prestigious scholars in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, based on unique sources of data which is available only to Chinese scholarsFirst English book based on the data collected in the Chinese General Social Survey (CSS)Elaborates key issues on the Chinese society from the perspective of people's livelihood.