Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China
Chinese and Canadian Perspectives
Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China focuses on the most challenging areas of discrimination and inequality in China, including discrimination faced by HIV/AIDS afflicted individuals, rural populations, migrant workers, women, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities. The Canadian contributors offer rich regional, national, and international perspectives on how constitutions, laws, policies, and practices, both in Canada and in other parts of the world, battle discrimi...
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- Publisher : Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
- Series : Actexpress
- Place of publication : Ottawa
- Year of publication : 2009
- Published on OpenEdition Books : 27 septembre 2017
- EAN (Print version) : 978-0-7766-0709-2
- Electronic EAN : 978-0-7766-2720-5
- Number of pages : xvi-421 p.
Part one. Discrimination against Rural and Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers are Falling Behind in Urban China’s Rise
Towards Balanced Urban and Rural Development, People-Orientation, Equal Treatment and Consultative Management
An Investigative Report into Forest Land Expropriation Claims by Hebei Farmer Wen Shengcun
A Study of Shanxi Province
Part two. Discrimination against Women
A Life Cycle Approach to Girls’ and Women’s Rights
Part three. Discrimination against the Disabled
Part four. Discrimination Against Those Living with HIV/AIDS
Understanding and Addressing Stigma and Discrimination Among Women and Girls
A Study on Anti-Discrimination
An Analysis Based on Field Investigations in Selected Areas of Henan
Part five. Discrimination against Minorities
A Global Template for Minority Rights?
Confronting Discrimination and Inequality in China focuses on the most challenging areas of discrimination and inequality in China, including discrimination faced by HIV/AIDS afflicted individuals, rural populations, migrant workers, women, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities. The Canadian contributors offer rich regional, national, and international perspectives on how constitutions, laws, policies, and practices, both in Canada and in other parts of the world, battle discrimination and the conflicts that rise out of it. The Chinese contributors include some of the most independent-minded scholars and practitioners in China. Their assessments of the challenges facing China in the areas of discrimination and inequality not only attest to their personal courage and intellectual freedom but also add an important perspective on this emerging superpower.
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