Knowing one's lot in life versus climbing the social ladder: The formation of redistributive preferences in Urban China

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-293

  Smyth, Russell ^a   Mishra, Vinod ^a   Qian, Xiaolei ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Equal opportunities; Mobility; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN SOCIETY;

CHINA;

EID: 77950340607     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9478-x     Document Type: Article

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