Autonomous choices and patriotic professionalism: On governmentality in late-socialist China

Economy and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 550-570

  Hoffman, Lisa ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

China; Choice; Governmentality; Neoliberalism; Professionals; Subject formation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC PLANNING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATIONALISM; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIALISM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33749449463     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140600960815     Document Type: Article

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