Format:
1 Online-Ressource (vii, 137 Seiten)
ISBN:
9789813278691
Series Statement:
EAI series on East Asia
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Chinese Citizens' Declining Trust in Their Central Government -- Regime Stability and Declining Popular Trust in Beijing -- Demographics and Socioeconomic Status -- Age -- Birth cohort -- Education -- Rural and urban populations -- Subjective social status -- Governmental Performance -- Economic performance -- Performance in probity -- Cultural Values -- Traditional values -- Democratic orientation -- Globalisation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Happiness in the Changing Chinese Society -- China's Puzzling Happiness Curve -- Life Satisfaction and Income Inequality -- Income groups -- Education -- Life Satisfaction and Social Safety Net -- Unemployment -- Health -- Life Satisfaction and Political Attitudes -- Political trust -- Social trust -- Life Satisfaction and Demographics -- Age -- Marital status -- Religion -- Gender -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Nationalism of Chinese Internet Users -- The Rise of Chinese Nationalism -- Defining and Measuring Nationalism -- Ideological Positions and Nationalism -- Social Demographics and Nationalism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 China's Paraxylene Predicament: Rising Environmental Movements and Government's Responses -- PX Protests and Rising Environmental Movements -- Environmental Protests: Features -- Participants: Urban middle class -- Decentralised and technology-based mobilisation -- Strategic protesters -- Absence of non-governmental organisations -- Government's Mismanagement and Flawed Policies -- Non-transparency -- Public distrust and government-business partnership -- Flawed laws and planning -- The "maintaining social stability" mentality -- Policy Changes: Achieved and to be Achieved -- Chapter 5 Rising Terrorism in Xinjiang and China's Response -- Rising Terrorism and China's Policy in Xinjiang.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789813278776
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Shan, Wei Political stability in China's changing social landscape New Jersey : World Scientific, 2020 ISBN 9789813278776
Language:
English
