China¿s Multicultural Economies

Although the majority of Chinäs population is of the Han nationality (which accounts for more than 90% of Chinäs population), the non-Han ethnic groups have a population of more than 100 million. Until now, China has officially identified, except for other unknown ethnic groups and foreigners with Chinese citizenship, 56 ethnic groups. In addition, ethnic groups vary widely in size. With a population of more than 15 million, the Zhuang have the largest ethnic minority, and the Lhoba, with only two thousand or more, the smallest. Chinäs ethnic diversity has resulted in a special socioeconomic landscape of China itself. This book develops a complete socioeconomic picture and a detailed and comparable set of data for each of Chinäs ethnic groups. There have not been any precise data on Chinäs socioeconomic statistics from multi-ethnic dimension. The only official data released can be found in China Ethnic Statistical Yearbook (released by the State Commission of Ethnic Affairs (SCEA) of the People¿s Republic of China since 1994). However, as this Yearbook has only reported the socioeconomic statistics for the minority-based autonomous areas, a complete set of Chinäs multi-ethnic data cannot be derived from it. This book provides a broad collection of data on Chinäs 56 ethnic groups and profiles the demography, cultural, economy, and business climates for each of Chinäs diverse ethnic groups.