
Martin King Whyte
Professor of International Studies and Sociology Emeritus, Harvard University
Martin King Whyte is John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Sociology Emeritus at Harvard University and visiting Asia Scholar at the University of Melbourne. His is the author of One Country, Two Societies: Rural-Urban Inequality in Contemporary China and Myth of the Social Volcano: Perceptions of Inequality and Distributive Injustice in Contemporary China.
Apr 24, 2019
China’s household registration system, known as the hukou system, was employed throughout imperial China and used as a caste system under Mao Zedong. Now that China is attempting to rise into the ranks of rich countries, the legacy of this system is a major obstacle.
Oct 25, 2018
China eliminated its one-child policy in hopes of boosting its population, but three years later, the country faces not only a looming population decline but also a demographic reality that could disrupt its economic and social progress.