Governing the middle-class family in urban China: Educational reform and questions of choice

Economy and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-402

  Crabb, Mary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Education; Family; Marketization; Middle class

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; COMMODITY; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; SELF DETERMINATION; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 77955341034     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2010.486216     Document Type: Article

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