Inequality and equality under Chinese socialism: The Hukou system and intergenerational occupational mobility

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 415-445

  Wu, Xiaogang ^a   Treiman, Donald J ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 35348840180     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518905     Document Type: Review

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