The psychological cost of market transition: Mental health disparities in reform-era China

Social Problems

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-369

  Yu, Wei Hsin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Distress; Market transition; Sense of instability; Subjective economic well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349135990     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2008.55.3.347     Document Type: Article

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