The theme of this volume beyond economic transformation calls our attention to a potential political significance of chinas emerging middle class1 it invites us to see members of the middle class as actors or agents with value orientations and capable of making lifestyle choices rather than simply a statistical category convenient for . Chinas emerging middle class beyond economic transformation paperback illustrated november 15 2010 by cheng li editor 50 out of 5 stars 1 rating. Harvard university cambridge mass usa search for more papers by this author. Chinas emerging middle class beyond economic transformation kindle edition by li cheng download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading chinas emerging middle class beyond economic transformation. On september 22 and 23 the john l thornton china center at brookings will host a diverse group of scholars from the united states china and elsewhere to discuss chinas emerging middle class