The big payoff? : educational and occupational attainments of ethnic minorities in Beijing

Reza Hasmath

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The big payoff? : educational and occupational attainments of ethnic minorities in Beijing

Reza Hasmath

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Ethnic minority development in Beijing has been marred by deep-seated historical experiences of strained ethnic relations. In spite of this situation, this article demonstrates that ethnic minorities in the capital city have achieved greater educational attainments than the dominant, Han group. Yet, when it comes to their occupational outcomes in high-wage, education-intensive (HWEI) sectors, minorities seemingly pay an ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“ethnic penaltyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢. That is, the Han demographic are disproportionately represented in HWEI occupational sectors. Building upon previous evidence, this article discusses this discrepancy and offers suggestions for improvement. Le dÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©veloppement de minoritÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©s ethniques dans PÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©kin a ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©tÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â© marquÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â© par un long passÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â© de relations ethniques tendues. MalgrÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â© cette situation, cet article dÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©montre que les minoritÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©s ethniques dans la capitale rÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©ussissent ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚ atteindre un niveau dÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©ducation plus ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©levÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â© que le groupe Han dominant. Pourtant en ce qui concerne leur rÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©ussite professionnelle dans les secteurs ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚ qualification et salaire ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©levÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©s (HWEI), les minoritÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©s semblent payer une ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â« pÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©nalitÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â© ethnique ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â». Autrement dit, dÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢un point de vue dÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©mographique, les Han sont sur reprÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©sentÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©s dans les secteurs professionnels HWEI. Se rÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©fÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©rant ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚ des ÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©tudes existantes, lÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢article examine ce dÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©calage et suggÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â¨re des solutions pour amÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â©liorer la situation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-116
Journal	European Journal of Development Research
Volume	Vol. 20
Issue number	No. 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09578810701853280
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Beijing (China)
minorities

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KW - minorities

UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/505395

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DO - 10.1080/09578810701853280

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SN - 1743-9728

VL - Vol. 20

SP - 104

EP - 116

JO - European Journal of Development Research

JF - European Journal of Development Research

IS - No. 1

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The big payoff? : educational and occupational attainments of ethnic minorities in Beijing

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