Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 1

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 1
Author: Xueyi LU
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2013-01-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 900424624X

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, (formerly the China Society Yearbook) Volume 1 continues the tradition of presenting precise and venerable academic principles by compiling the findings of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ subject research group for the “Analysis and Forecast of the Social Situation”. The focus of the research group centered around three themes for 2010-2011. The first theme focuses on the main tasks China is undertaking during its new stage of reform and development after the recent international financial crisis. The second focus is on how to remedy the many social contradictions and challenges that are complicating the economic and social developments of China, such as the disparity between urban and rural incomes. Finally, the group addressed the new engine of China’s rapid economic and social development, urbanization, while highlighting the important national development targets of eradicating the dualistic urban and rural structure as well as integrating urban and rural development. Written by contributors from professional research and survey organizations, universities, and related governmental sections, Chinese Research Perspective on Society, Volume 1 provides an excellent resource for those interested in current societal changes in China.

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 3

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 3
Author: Peilin LI
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004279962

All the articles featured in this volume first appeared in the Chinese-language edition of Blue Book of Chinese Society 2014. They present and analyze developments in 2012-2013 in income and consumption, industrial transformation, employment, social security, healthcare, education, quality of life and public sentiments. Most data come from several large-scale social surveys. There are a number of highlights. An entire chapter is devoted to capturing Chinese people’s outlook on their own future and that of the country. A special report takes the pulse of the Internet, whose social impact has grown rapidly in recent years. And for the first time in this series parenting strategies and styles of people with young children received special attention. Policy suggestions are provided.

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 6

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 6
Author: Peilin LI
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2019-11-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004418628

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 Society, Volume 5

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 5
Author: Peilin LI
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2019-10-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004418601

This collection of articles selected from Blue Book of Chinese Society 2016 published in Chinese reviews China’s social condition from 2015 to 2016. The articles cover a wide range of social issues, including employment, income and consumption, social security, education, medical and health, 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 the development of medical and health system. 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 Society, Volume 8

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 8
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2022-01-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004505393

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 1

Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 1
Author: Dongping YANG
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9004249540

Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment (formerly The China Environment Yearbook), Volume 1, was written and produced by China’s first environmental non-profit organization, Friends of Nature. This edition of the book combines two years of reports on China's environment from the view of civil society. With a special focus on natural and unnatural disasters, the book also covers the themes of pollution and ecological protection, urban environmental issues and livability, sustainable consumption, policy and governance, civil society and public participation, and China and the world in an environmental perspective. In this volume, readers are brought up to date on the main environmental issues and events of 2010 and 2011. Beginning in 2010, debris flows, landslides, and droughts brought about considerable debate on the human factors involved in “natural disasters” and on China’s urban growth mode. The concept of urban livability is discussed within the backdrop of the waste and water crises. Several environmental incidents, including the Bohai Bay oil spill and the chromium slag pollution incident in Qujing, are also explored within the book. Meanwhile, increased public participation and environmental information transparency give reason for hope. Other articles include research and analysis on China’s investments in Africa, its struggling environmental courts, public interest litigation, the controversial Xiaonanhai dam and others on the Mekong River, green supply chains, and the PM2.5 debate.

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 4

Chinese Research Perspectives on Society, Volume 4
Author: Peilin LI
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004375813

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 Educational Development, Volume 1

Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development, Volume 1
Author: Dongping Yang
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2013-02-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004249249

The first volume of the English-language Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development (formerly The China Educational Development Yearbook offers international scholars a glimpse into key issues in Chinese education today from the perspective of Chinese academics, practitioners, and applied researchers. This volume starts with an excellent overview of educational developments in 2010, which witnessed the formulation of the Outline of China’s National Plan for Medium and Long Term Educational Reform and Development 2010-2020. With the formulation of the Outline and the start of implementation in 2011, China saw progress by the government, at all levels, in prioritizing educational development. Scholars and practitioners discuss the significance of the Outline and its implications on the development and reform of pre-school education, basic education and higher education. In addition, this volume provides timely surveys and research on a variety of topics from government’s investment in education to the mental health of Elementary and Secondary school teachers and students. Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development, Volume 1 informs the Western readers of the current educational development in policy, practice, and research in China. Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development is a co-publication of Brill and Social Sciences Academic Press (China).

Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 1

Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 1
Author: Fang Cai
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004273182

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 Education, Volume 3

Chinese Research Perspectives on Education, Volume 3
Author: Dongping Yang
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004310479

Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development, Volume 3 is an English translation of selected articles from the 2014 Annual Report on Educational Development in China, produced by the 21st Century Education Development Research Academy in China. In this volume, readers are brought up to date on the main educational issues and events of 2013. 2013, the third year since the Outline of China’s National Plan for Medium and Long Term Education Reform and Development 2010-2020 was implemented, witnessed the deepening of education reform in terms of improving education quality. This volume starts with a general report by Yang Dongping that explains the new progress as well as barriers of education reform in 2013. Researchers and practitioners in this volume discuss the college graduates’ employment situation, trends in preschool education, China’s financial investment in education over the past two decades, reform of the national college entrance examination, rural schools, protection of children’s rights and interests, investigation into the nationwide suicide epidemic, among other important topics. Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development is a co-publication of Brill and Social Sciences Academic Press (China).