China Society Yearbook, Volume 1 (2006)

Ru Xin is former vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a former research fellow at the Philosophy Research Institute of CASS.Lu Xueyi is former director of the Institute of Sociology at CASS and former president of the Chinese Sociological Association of the Academic Committee of CASS. He is currently Professor and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Sociology. Li Peilin is Director of the Institute of Sociology and Director of the Department of Sociology at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

• China on the Brink of a New Era: An Analysis of the Social Situation in China, 2005-2006 Li PeilinA Survey of Rural and Urban Residents’ Living Conditions in Eleven Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions in Western China Wang Fenyu and Zhao YandongAn Analytical Report on China’s Current Social Psychology Wang JunxiuNew Features of Residential Life and Consumption Structure Zhu QingfangNew Features of China’s Population since Reaching 1.3 Billion Zhang YiEmployment: Concerns over Rural Workers’ Employment Issues Mo Rong, Liu Jun and Chen LanAdjusting the Minimum Subsistence Guarantee System for Urban and Rural Residents Tang Jun and Zhang ShifeiAdjusting the Social Structure and Developing a Harmonious Socialist Society Lu XueyiA Review of Reform and Expectations for the Next Five Years He Xiaoming2005: Non-Governmental Development and Transformation of Rural Areas in China Xu XinxinChinese Workers: Legal Protection and Exercise of Labour’s Right to Organise Qiao JianReport on the Development of Chinese Farmers in 2005 Fan PingA New Phase in the Development of Private Entrepreneurs Zhang HouyiPursuing Harmonious and Equal Education Yang DongpingSpecial Report I － China’s Population Change and Policy AnalysisCai FangSpecial Report II － Employment Situation and Policies, 2004-2005Mo Rong