The Dark Side of Chinese Growth: Declining Social Capital and Well-Being in Times of Economic Boom

被引：72

作者：

Bartolini, Stefano ^{[1
]}

Sarracino, Francesco ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy

[2] Res Div STATEC, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2015年 / 74卷

关键词：

China; Easterlin paradox; economic growth; life satisfaction; social capital; Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition; RELATIONAL GOODS; LIFE SATISFACTION; HAPPINESS; SOCIABILITY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.05.010

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Over the last two decades, subjective well-being in China declined. Using data from the World Values Survey, we identify predictors of the trend in life satisfaction in China during 1990-2007. Social comparisons and the decline of social capital explain the decrease in well-being, and they are strictly connected to the increasing orientation of Chinese people toward materialistic values. The increasing role of social comparisons is also a key factor in the increase of well-being inequalities between income classes. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：333 / 351

页数：19

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