1st Edition
The Precariat in Western China Poverty, Risks and Influences
By Xueyang Ma
Copyright 2024
248 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
230 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a comprehensive picture for understanding the experiences and dynamics of precarious workers’ in-work poverty in western China.
The research presented in this book identifies the causes and the consequences of precarious employment and in-work poverty and analyses the stakeholders’ responses to the changes in the context of employment in China's socialist market economy. The... Read more
Introduction. 1. Capability approach to the study of poverty 2. Precarious Employment and Precarious Life 3. Family Configurations, Support Responsibilities and Wellbeing 4. Dependency on Social Capital and Isolation in Social Relations 5. The Effect of Social Assistance Policy on Precarity and In-work Poverty 6. Subjective Wellbeing, Agency and Coping Strategies Conclusion. Capability Deprivation in the Risk Society
Biography
Xueyang Ma is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Political Science & Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
