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Table 2 Power basis of class position and its economic interests

From: Class structure and income inequality in transitional China

Class position

Ownership of economic capital

Control rights of economic capital

Control rights of human capital

Control rights of income

Party and government organ and public institution cadre

+

+

+

SOE/SCE board chairman/general manager

+/−

+

+

+

POE board chairman/owner

+

+

+

+

POE manager

+/−

+

+

+

Self-employed

+

+

+

Farmer

+/−

+

+/−

+

Professional

+/−

+/−

+/−

+/−

Worker

  1. “+” indicates yes, “-”indicates none, “+/−”indicates some or none