Investigates the changes and challenges of higher education in China from a legal perspective

Examines Martin Trow's classical thesis on the changes in the perception of receiving higher education in a Chinese context

Provides an interesting comparison to the action of other social groups such as peasants, laid-off workers, home owners and intellectuals against the backdrop of China's "rights revolution"

Constructs a three-tier model on the conceptualization of legal rights which shapes individuals' understanding of properness as well as their space of action