Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 6
Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 6

Author: Peilin LI

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-11-11

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9004418628

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This collection of articles selected from Blue Book of Chinese Society 2017 published in Chinese reviews China’s social condition from 2016 to 2017. The articles cover a wide range of social issues, including employment, income and consumption, social security, education, health, food and drug safety, and others. Findings are presented and analyzed from a number of social surveys on topics such as the impact of industrial structure on employment, new social class, value and belief system of youth, and public attitudes toward genetic modification. Each article ends with policy suggestions, and a statistical overview of China’s social development is given in the last chapter.

Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 6
Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 6

Author: Jianqiang Liu

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-09-29

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9004324607

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This volume of the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series is a translation of selections from the 2014 or the 9th edition of the Annual Report on Environment Development of China. Friends of Nature, which has been organizing the writing and compilation of the Annual Report, is the first and continues to be one of the most influential Chinese environmental NGO. Articles in the current volume, written by a group of academics, independent scholars, activists and journalists cover recent development in a host of environment-related issues in China, including water and air pollution, the evolving role of NGO, pollution’s impact on human health, progress in environmental legislation and species protection, and the environmental consequences of poor urban planning.

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 2
Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 2

Author: Peilin LI

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 900427653X

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Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, (the former China Society Yearbook) Volume 2 continues the tradition of presenting the findings of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ subject research group for the “Analysis and Forecast of the Social Situation” in China. This volume includes analyses of some important social issues in China for 2011-2013, including the urban-rural income and its reform; new development in Chinese social security; reform and development of medical and healthcare industries; living and health issues of the senior population; and employment difficulties, among others. Written by contributors from professional research and survey organizations, universities, and related governmental sections, Chinese Research Perspective on Society, Volume 2 provides an excellent resource for those interested in current societal changes in China.

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 4
Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 4

Author: Peilin LI

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-11-01

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 9004375813

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This collection of articles selected from Blue Book of Chinese Society 2015 published in Chinese reviews China’s social condition from 2013 to 2014. The articles featured cover a range of social issues, including employment, income and consumption, social security, and others. Findings are presented and analyzed from a number of social surveys on topics such as the public’s conception of a “good society”, quality of life in urban areas, migrant workers, university students and graduates, and household registration system reform. In addition, recent development of and future outlook for internet public opinion, labor relations, agriculture and urbanization are examined. Each article ends with policy suggestions, and a statistical overview of China’s social development is given in the appendix.

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 8
Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 8

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-01-31

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 9004505393

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This volume reviews China’s social conditions in 2018. The articles cover income and consumption, employment, social security, welfare assistance, education, public safety, social and political participation and others. University students and the urban poor received special attention.

Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 3
Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 3

Author: LIU Jianqiang

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2014-04-30

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 900426938X

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This new volume of Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment (formerly the China Environment Yearbook) includes selected articles from the 2013 annual environmental report compiled by Friends of Nature, a leading environmental protection NGO in China, with contributions from academics, environmental protection activists, public service activists, and the media. In this volume, readers are brought up to date on the main environmental issues and events of 2012, including environmental health, dams and cross-border water issues, a rise in environmental awareness and public action in China, sustainable consumption, and heavy metal pollution. Air pollution control has continued to attract attention from the public, media, academics, and government. This volume also discusses the controversy of the revision of the Environmental Protection Law. Like other volumes in the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series, this one aims to record, evaluate, and reflect on China’s current environmental conditions.

Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 1
Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 1

Author: Fang Cai

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2014-03-27

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9004273182

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This English-language volume is an edited collection of articles selected from the 2011 and 2012 Chinese-language volumes of the Green Book of Population and Labor. This volume starts with a chapter that explores the trajectory and future of China's demographic changes, as well as the role population projections should play in population policy through a comparison of data from the Sixth Population Census conducted in China and the United Nations population projection. Other topics discussed in this volume include changes in fertility and their implications to the labor market; demographic transition and its contribution to economic growth; employment structure and its problems; and reform of the labor market. This volume intends to draw lessons from the experiences and discuss trends of the labor market and social protection. Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor is a co-publication between Brill and Social Sciences Academic Press (China).

Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 2
Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 2

Author: Fang Cai

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-06-24

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9004279946

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This English-language volume is an edited collection of articles selected from the 2013 Chinese-language volume of the Green Book of Population and Labor. This volume starts with an overview report on a nationwide survey on migrant workers in 2012, conducted by the Household Survey Office at the National Bureau of Statistics. This survey report provides information on the size, movements, employment, housing and social security situation of migrant workers in China. Other topics discussed in this volume include labor supply and policies, household registration system reform, employment policies and social protection of “vulnerable” groups in China. Like other volumes in the series, this volume intends to draw lessons from the experiences and discuss trends of the labor market in China. Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor is a co-publication between Brill and Social Sciences Academic Press (China).