Book
Beyond Coercion : The Politics of Inequality in China
ISBN : 9781009355674
Author : Alexsia T. Chan,
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Year : 2025
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Beyond Coercion offers a new perspective on mechanisms of social control practiced by authoritarian regimes. Focusing on the Chinese state, Alexsia T. Chan presents an original theory and concept of political atomization, which explains how the state maintains social control and entrenches structural inequality. Chan investigates why migrant workers in China still lack access to urban public services despite national directives to incorporate them into cities, reported worker shortages, and ongoing labor unrest. Through a meticulous analysis of the implementation of policies said to expand workers' rights, she shows how these policies often end up undermining their claims to benefits. The book argues that local governments provide public services for migrants using a process of political individualization, which enables the state to exercise control beyond coercion by atomizing those who might otherwise mobilize against it. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Applied Positive Psychology : Integrated Positive Practice
Tim Lomas
Chinese Foreign Relations Reflections On Knowledge Production
Ming Wan
Neuroscience For Dummies
Frank Amthor
Diseases of Horticultural Crops : Diagnosis and Management Volume 1 : Fruit Crops
J. N. Srivastava
Innovation Strategies and Organizational Culture in Tourism : Concepts and Case Studies on Knowledge Sharing
Marco Valeri
Advanced Ultra Low-Power Semiconductor Devices: Design and Applications
Shubham Tayal
การทบทวนวรรณกรรมอย่างเป็นระบบขั้นพื้นฐานสำหรับบุคลากรด้านสุขภาพ
ธีรพล ทิพย์พยอม
The AI Glossary
Richard Khan