Uradyn E. Bulag

From Yeke-juu league to Ordos municipality: settler colonialism and alter/native urbanization in Inner Mongolia

(2002). From Yeke-juu league to Ordos municipality: settler colonialism and alter/native urbanization in Inner Mongolia. Provincial China: Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 196-234.

Mongolia in 2017: A Year of Feudal Fights in a Democracy

In 2017 Mongolians elected a populist president who is more assertive than his predecessors amid initial uncertainties introduced by a

Multicultural China: A Brief View

5.5 billion IMF bailout package. The country continued to be embroiled in a fight over the fate of the 49% private holdings in the Erdenet enterprise. There were signs that Mongolia was becoming less active in engaging its third neighbors.

Employment and Wages

Throughout history, race, language and religion have divided China as much as physical terrain, political fiat and conquest. However, it is always a politically sensitive issue to identify those non-Han people as different ethnic groups. As a result, the total number of ethnic groups has never been fixed precisely in China. For example, in 1953, only 42 ethnic peoples were identified, while the number increased to 54 in 1964 and 56 in 1982. Of course, this does not include the unknown ethnic groups as well as foreigners with Chinese citizenship.

Rescuing History from the Nation

The ratio of employees to rooms for the industry is about 7 employees to 10 rooms (.72 employees per room). This ratio is lowest for the small establishments with 5 to 10 rooms that employ .42 persons per room, while the largest businesses with 100 rooms or more employ .85 people per room. Many medium and large lodging businesses such as hotels and country inns provide other than lodging services, such as dining and recreation, requiring additional staff.