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Relative Pauperization and Involution in Contemporary China: A Survey of Jingzhou City.
- Source :
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Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine . Oct2023, Vol. 75 Issue 6, p29-41. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The article explores the political-economic dimension of involution, which refers to the subjective feeling that increased investment of effort and other resources into personal development, based on a survey of 301 individuals in Jingzhou, China. Cited are the argument that the expansion of capitalistic production relationships in China has produced a situation of relative pauperization, and the need to recenter class analysis in understanding the political economy of socialism.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00270520
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 172764408
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.14452/mr-075-05-2023-09_3