Income of the Urban Elderly in Postreform China: Political Capital, Human Capital, and the State

Raymo, James M.; Xie, Yu

doi:10.1006/ssre.1999.0649

Cited by 29 publications

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“…These findings form a sharp contrast to the pre-1988 era when cadres were crucial in job allocation (Bian, 1994a(Bian, , 1994bBian and Ang, 1997). They however are consistent with Victor Nee's prediction that the market transition has led to the decline of cadre power and that reforms have benefited professionals because the market values expertise (Cao and Nee, 2000: 1176, 1184also Nee, 1996: 917;Raymo and Xie, 2000;Zhou, 2000Zhou, : 1161. Finally, Model 2 of Table 4 shows that job seekers with college degrees are less likely than those without such credentials to get a job on the basis of guanxi networks.…”

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confidence: 84%

Network Resources and Job Search in Urban China

Zang

2003

Journal of Sociology

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I examine the role of network resources in job search in urban China between 1988 and 2000. Data are from a recent survey in a Chinese city. I show that personal networks still contribute positively to job search in the post-1988 period. Network resources are mobilized to influence both access to job information and assistance in job attainment. However, job seekers without university education have greater incentives than college graduates to use network resources in job search. These findings allow me to reflect upon four issues in network research: (1) the use of social contacts for job search in a competitive labour market, (2) the relationship between the use of network resources and the distribution of such resources in society, (3) the relationship between social status and the use of social contacts, and (4) strong ties and information gathering.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 84%

Network Resources and Job Search in Urban China

Zang

2003

Journal of Sociology

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“…With respect to the theory of elective affinity, older people with higher incomes are less receptive to social worker induction because they maintain a financially sufficient independent living (Raymo & Xie, 2000;Zimmer & Kwong, 2003). They are also less likely to live with other people and receive formal and informal social support (Chan & Davanzo, 1996;Kamo & Zhou, 1994;Weissert et al, 1990).…”

Section: Peer Inductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Inducting older adults into volunteer work to sustain their psychological well-being

Cheung

Kwan

2006

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“…In this study, we assume that this also holds for social benefit holders. For pensioners this could mean participating in the post-retirement labour market (Raymo and Xie, 2000) or finding a job in the second economy. Note that rural areas may provide more opportunities to supplement state benefits by growing vegetables in a yard or to reduce expenditure through inexpensive housing.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast to the extensive literature on the winners during the transformation process and the privileged under Communism, only a few scholars have studied the impact of market transformation on the income situation of social groups at the bottom of the income distribution (Nee, 1991;Fodor, 1997;Gerber and Hout, 1998;Milanovic, 1999;Raymo and Xie, 2000;World Bank, 2000). The research problem of this study aims to contribute to this relatively under investigated topic and focuses on the income position of the 'losers': in particular the people who depend on social benefits.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%