Better to Rely on Ourselves
Changing Social Rights in Urban China since 1979
Hatla Thelle

ISBN-10 87-91114-26-8
ISBN-13 978-87-91114-26-7
2004, 367 pp. 140x215mm
Baht 2,300.00

Analyses changes in the protection of social rights in China since 1979 for the middle-income level of the urban population, based on family interviews and documentary studies. It tells how conditions for employment, housing, social security and education have undergone a complete transformation as a consequence of the transition to a market economy.