In this paper, the author investigates rural Chinese citizens' encounters of structural and
institutional inequalities and social (im) mobility. The author addresses social (im) mobility …

Social exclusion is one of the most pressing challenges in post-industrial societies,
encompassing economic, social, cultural and political dimensions. This important new book …

Following calls for further research in education inequality beyond input and output
measures, especially with a qualitative approach, and building on the implications of …

Then we were faced with the invidious task of selecting a set of authors to invite. In any
project like this, there are too few slots for far too many scholars who have contributed …

We extend the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) poverty-alleviation approach by recognizing the
poor as valuable suppliers—specifically of intellectual property. Although the poor possess …

Most single-parent families in China are headed by women, and single mothers represent
one of the fastest-growing groups living in poverty. Yet few studies have examined this …

This conceptual article contributes to institutional analysis and the neo‐institutional theory
literature by identifying and analysing the linked rules, values, norms and patterned …

The paper explores the use of geodemographics as a means of assessing potential
inequality in access to compulsory education. The article argues that applying an area …

Abstract In Chinese cities, about 1.45 million migrant workers stay away from their home
villages for longer than six months. The total will reach 230 million if those who work less …

Urbanization in China has in part been subject to centrally planned control and in part has
resulted from the pressures of industrialization and economic development. One of the …