This collection of articles selected from Blue Book of Chinese Society 2017 published in Chinese reviews Chinaâs social condition from 2016 to 2017. The articles cover a wide range of social issues, including employment, income and consumption, social security, education, health, food and drug safety, and others. Findings are presented and analyzed from a number of social surveys on topics such as the impact of industrial structure on employment, new social class, value and belief system of youth, and public attitudes toward genetic modification. Each article ends with policy suggestions, and a statistical overview of Chinaâs social development is given in the last chapter.
1 Expanding the Middle-Income Groups, Building a Middle Class-Dominated Modern SocietyâAnalysis and Forecast of Chinaâs Social Conditions during the Period 2016â2017
âResearch Group for Social Conditions Analysis and Forecast, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, written by Chen Guangjin
2 Report on the Income and Spending of Chinaâs Urban and Rural Residents in 2016
âLyu Qingzhe
3 The Impact of the Adjustment of Chinaâs Industrial Structure on the Employment of College Graduates in 2016
âMo Rong and Wang Xinyu
4 Changes in the Income Gap of Chinese Residents in 2016
âYang Yiyong and Chi Zhenhe
5 Continual Improvements in Chinaâs Social Security System in 2016
âWang Fayun and Wu Weiâ
6 Report on Education Reform and Development in China in 2016
âFan Lei
7 Report on the Development of Chinaâs Health Care in 2016
âFang Lijie
8 Research Report on the New Social Class in Chinaâs MegacitiesâBased on Surveys in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
âZhang Haidong, Yang Chengchen and Lai Siqi
9 Changes in the Living Conditions of the Elderly in Urban and Rural Areas and Future TrendsâBased on Data Analysis of Four National Surveys during the Period 2000â2015
âWang Haitao, Fang Yu and Ouyang Zheng
10 Leisure, Class Status and the Reading for Pleasure
âZhang Yi
11 Report on the Usage of the Internet and Social Networks in China in 2016
âZhu Di, Tian Feng and Wang Xiaobing
12 Research Report on the Chinese Publicâs Knowledge of and Attitudes towards Genetic Modification
âHe Guangxi, Liao Miao, Shi Changhui, Zhang Wenxia and Zhao Yandong
13 Research Report on the Values and Belief System of Young Employees of Chinese Enterprises
âChen Chen
14 Report on the Analysis of Internet Public Opinion in China in 2016
âZhu Huaxin, Pan Yufeng and Chen Xiaoran
15 Progress Report on Chinaâs Rural Land Property Rights Reform in 2016
âGao Qiang
16 Report on the Situation of Food and Drug Safety in China in 2016
âLuo Jie and Zhang Hao
17 The State of and New Issues in Chinaâs Environmental Protection in 2016
âJia Feng, Yang Ke, Zhang Huicong, Tian Shuo, Huang Jingyi, Zhang Zijiao and Zhou Liantong
18 Report on the Analysis of the Situation of Public Safety in China in 2016
âZhou Yandong and Gong Zhigang
19 The Status of Workers in the Supply-Side Structural Reform in 2016
âQiao Jian
20 Report on Womenâs Development in China in 2016
âJia Yunzhu
21 Statistical Overview of Chinaâs Social Development (2016)
âZhang Liping
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