This paper surveys sociological approaches to the study of markets. Afte considering the
economic approach, I delineate the wide range of theoretical schools, including alternative …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

In this incisive analysis of one of the most spectacular economic breakthroughs in the Deng
era, Jean C. Oi shows how and why Chinese rural-based industry has become the fastest …

How is one to understand contentious acts that open channels of participation while also
making use of existing channels? Rightful resistance is a partly institutionalized form of …

This book-length ethnography of the revival of a popular religious temple in contemporary
rural China examines the organizational and cultural logics that inform the staging of …

In Wealth into Power, Bruce Dickson challenges the notion that economic development is
leading to political change in China, or that China's private entrepreneurs are helping to …

One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978
policy of" reform and openness" will lead to political liberalization. This book challenges that …

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009! In its quarter-century-long shift from communism
to capitalism, China has transformed itself from a desperately poor nation into a country with …

How does public transport work in an African city under neoliberalism? Who owns what in it?
Who has the power to influence its shape and changes in it over time? What does it mean to …

What kind of role can the middle class play in potential democratization in such an
undemocratic, late developing country as China? To answer this profound political as well …