Intellectuals and the Renminbi Era: A Sequel to "The Economic Life of Cultural Figures"

Author: Chen Mingyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: The economic life of intellectuals has always been a focal point of social attention. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the treatment of intellectuals in China has significantly improved. Reflecting on the entire 20th century, the living conditions of China's intellectual class have experienced ups and downs, gradually declining in the mid-period to the extent that the bizarre phenomenon of "brain-body inversion" occurred. This is an undeniable and inescapable historical truth. So, how did the process of poverty among China's intellectual class unfold in the past? And how can we strive for reasonable and just ways to achieve prosperity in the future? We must distinguish between two definitions of "intellectuals." One is the image of "how intellectuals should be" in the eyes of some people, such as "the conscience of society" or "the voice of the people." The other is "the group of people in society who are regarded as intellectuals." The subject of this book is the latter group—the so-called intellectual class in society.