DR KA-HO MOK is Director of the Asia Pacific Social Development Research Centre and also Assistant Professor of the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong. He has a strong research interest in social development and political change in contemporary China, comparative education policy, and comparative social development in Hong Kong, mainland China and East Asia. He is the author of Intellectuals and the State in Post-Mao China and Sociology and the Analysis of Social Phenomenon. Dr. Mok has also published journal articles in Journal of Contemporary China, Asian Profile, Comparative Education, International Review of Education, Education and Society and International Journal of Education Development.

Recommended for undergraduate students and nonspecialists interested in China's social, political, and economic development. Choice

• List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Map of China Introduction: Economic Growth, Quiet Social Revolution and Political Transformation PART I Preface Prosperity or Disparity: Economic Growth and People's Livelihood Social Development and Quality of Life PART II Preface Marginalization and Restratification: State Workers under the Socialist Market Economy Market Economy and the Intellectuals PART III Preface Professional Autonomy and Private Education Economic Prosperity or Democratization: China at a Crossroads Conclusion: An Unfinished Revolution in Post-reform China Notes References Appendix Index

DR KA-HO MOK is Director of the Asia Pacific Social Development Research Centre and also Assistant Professor of the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong. He has a strong research interest in social development and political change in contemporary China, comparative education policy, and comparative social development in Hong Kong, mainland China and East Asia. He is the author of Intellectuals and the State in Post-Mao China and Sociology and the Analysis of Social Phenomenon. Dr. Mok has also published journal articles in Journal of Contemporary China, Asian Profile, Comparative Education, International Review of Education, Education and Society and International Journal of Education Development.

Recommended for undergraduate students and nonspecialists interested in China's social, political, and economic development. Choice

• List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Map of China Introduction: Economic Growth, Quiet Social Revolution and Political Transformation PART I Preface Prosperity or Disparity: Economic Growth and People's Livelihood Social Development and Quality of Life PART II Preface Marginalization and Restratification: State Workers under the Socialist Market Economy Market Economy and the Intellectuals PART III Preface Professional Autonomy and Private Education Economic Prosperity or Democratization: China at a Crossroads Conclusion: An Unfinished Revolution in Post-reform China Notes References Appendix Index

DR KA-HO MOK is Director of the Asia Pacific Social Development Research Centre and also Assistant Professor of the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong. He has a strong research interest in social development and political change in contemporary China, comparative education policy, and comparative social development in Hong Kong, mainland China and East Asia. He is the author of Intellectuals and the State in Post-Mao China and Sociology and the Analysis of Social Phenomenon. Dr. Mok has also published journal articles in Journal of Contemporary China, Asian Profile, Comparative Education, International Review of Education, Education and Society and International Journal of Education Development.

Recommended for undergraduate students and nonspecialists interested in China's social, political, and economic development. Choice

• List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Map of China Introduction: Economic Growth, Quiet Social Revolution and Political Transformation PART I Preface Prosperity or Disparity: Economic Growth and People's Livelihood Social Development and Quality of Life PART II Preface Marginalization and Restratification: State Workers under the Socialist Market Economy Market Economy and the Intellectuals PART III Preface Professional Autonomy and Private Education Economic Prosperity or Democratization: China at a Crossroads Conclusion: An Unfinished Revolution in Post-reform China Notes References Appendix Index