List of figures List of tables Preface Credit line 1. Redistribution and stratification dynamics under State Socialism 2. Overview: historical context and research design Part I. Redistribution and Stratification Dynamics: Empirical Evidence: 3. Education stratification 4. Entry into the labor force: patterns of first-job attainment 5. Children of the Cultural Revolution: the send-down episode 6. Climbing the political ladder: bureaucratic career patterns Part II. Assessing Institutional Changes in the Post-Mao Era: 7. Economic transformation and changes in income inequality 8. Redistribution and latent economic benefits 9. Institutional changes and patterns of job shifts 10. Economic transformation and life chances: a life-course perspective Part III. Summary and Conclusion: 11. Social stratification under State Socialism: summary and assessment 12. Stratification dynamics and institutional transformation References Index.
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