认识中国的不平等

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

摘要：基于以往的研究，作者在本文中进一步提出了以下命题：（1）中国的不平等很大程度上受到一些集体机制的影响，例如区域和单位；（2）传统中国的政治意识形态助长了以业绩为基础的不平等，业绩被认为能够促进民众的集体福利；（3）目前很多中国人认为不平等是经济发展的一种不可避免的后果。有鉴于此，作者认为，社会不平等的问题本身在当今中国不太可能造成政治和社会的不稳定。

关键词: 不平等 , 中国 , 心态／意识形态 , 经济发展

Abstract:

Abstract： Drawing on past research， the author has advocated the following propositions：（1） the inequality in China has been severely impacted by some collective mechanisms， such as regions and work units；（2） traditional Chinese political ideology has promoted meritbased inequality， with merit being perceived as functional in improving the collective welfare for the masses； and （3） many Chinese people today regard inequality as an inevitable consequence of economic development． Thus， it seems unlikely that social inequality alone would lead to political and social unrest in today’s China．

Key words: attitude/ideology , China , economic development , inequality

谢宇. 认识中国的不平等[J]. 社会杂志.

Xie Yu. Understanding the Inequality in China[J]. Chinese Journal of Sociology.

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