Social origins, hukou conversion, and the wellbeing of urban residents in contemporary China

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-89

  Zhang, Zhuoni ^a   Treiman, Donald J ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Hukou conversion; Rural urban; SES; Social origins; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869082189     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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