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Radical Inequalities

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Description for Radical Inequalities Hardcover. The Chinese Communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. Paradoxically, it widened that gap, undermining a primary objective of Mao Zedong's revolution. Nara Dillon traces the origins of the Chinese welfare state from the 1940s to the 1960s to uncover the reasons why the state failed to achieve this goal. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.

The Chinese Communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. But paradoxically, it actually widened the income gap, undermining one of the most important objectives of Mao Zedong’s revolution. Nara Dillon traces the origins of the Chinese welfare state from the 1940s through the 1960s, when such inequalities emerged and were institutionalized, to uncover the reasons why the state failed to achieve this goal.

Using newly available archival sources, Dillon focuses on the contradictory role played by labor in the development of the Chinese welfare state. At first, the mobilization of labor helped found a ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
610g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674504318
SKU
V9780674504318
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About Nara Dillon
Nara Dillon is a Lecturer in the Departments of Government and East Asian Studies at Harvard University.

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