Class structure and income inequality in transitional China

The Journal of Chinese Sociology

Table 1 Property rights, coordination, and class position in transitional China

Organization type	Ownership	Control rights	Coordination		Domination type	Class position
Organization type	Ownership	Control rights	Bureaucratic	Market	Domination type	Dominant	Middle	Subordinate
Party and Government Organ	−	State	++	−	Authority	Cadre	Administrative staff and clerk	Subordinate organization and worker
State-owned/held enterprise	State	State	++	+	Authority	Board chairman/general manager	Department manager and professional	Worker
Collective-owned/held enterprise	Collective	Collective	++	+	Authority	Board chairman/general manager	Department manager and professional	Worker
State-owned non-profit organization	State	State	++	+	Authority	Director	Department manager and professional	Worker
Collective-owned non-profit organization	Collective	Collective	++	+	Authority	Director	Department manager and professional	Worker
Private-owned/held enterprise	Private	Private	+	++	Market	Owner	Manager, supervisor and professional	Worker
Private non-profit organization	Private	Private	+	++	Market	Owner	Department manager and professional	Worker
Self-employed firm	Private	Private	+	++	Market	Government supervisor	Self-employer	Worker
Household contractor of rural collective economy	Collective	Private	+	++	Market	Village leader	Farmer	Agricultural worker