Social class differences in consumption propensity in contemporary China – from survival-oriented consumption to development-oriented consumption
Abstract This article employs data from the 2013 China Social Survey to analyse class differences in propensities to consume in contemporary China. Results suggest that the average propensity to consume (i.e. APC) among peasants, the working class, and the old middle class is relatively high; but ow...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-12-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Chinese Sociology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40711-017-0066-1 |