| Unit name | China in Transition: Development Strategies and Reform |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPAIM0008 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Chen |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will consider social concerns resulting from China's transition to a market economy. Using topical problems to explore wider issues of social inequality across gradients of gender, ethnicity, residence-status, and poverty, it will consider questions such as: How are women and men faring differently in China's new labour market? Are entrepreneurs emerging as a new class? Are peasants and migrants being excluded from economic growth? Are minorities getting a fair deal? How does the digital divide overlap with regional and urban-rural inequalities? How has the one-child policy affected China&�s women, children, and society? What are the social implications of the "missing girls"? Can pollution victims get justice? How do individuals such as criminals and subculture members survive on the margins? Exploring these questions will lead to a deeper understanding of what China is in transition to, different experiences of transition and the main social features of $�late socialist&� China.
