Urban Social Exclusion in Transitional China

This paper demonstrates that urban social exclusion in China does not onlyinclude restricted participation by the “underclass” in urban life, but also thedeprivation of certain political, social and economic rights. In addition, thepaper describes how the character of urban social exclusion has changed overtime. The author also examines the social exclusion of rural workers living andworking in urban areas. The paper concludes by arguing that urban socialexclusion in China needs coordinated reforms that target the whole set ofproblems in the urban “underclass” lacking political rights, social protection andeconomic opportunities.[...]