Migration in Towns in China, a Tale of Three Provinces : Evidence from Preliminary Tabulations of the 2000 Census

Migration in Towns in China, a Tale of Three Provinces : Evidence from Preliminary Tabulations of the 2000 Census

There is a concern that the growth of towns in China has been stalled recently and with it, the creation of nonfarm jobs in rural industries. The author uses the 2000 census tabulations to look at this issue by examining in-migration in towns in three provinces in China-Zhejiang, Henan, and Sichuan-...

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Main Author: Shi, Anqing
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGE COMPOSITION
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
AUXILIARY WORKERS
CITIES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC INSECURITY
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FARMERS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
INFORMAL SECTOR
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MIGRATION
LABOR OFFICE
LABORERS
LARGE CITIES
LOCAL POPULATION
MEDIUM TOWNS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION POLICY
MIGRATIONS
NON-FARM SECTOR
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATIONS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRODUCT CYCLES
PRODUCTION WORKER
PRODUCTION WORKERS
RESETTLEMENT
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL INDUSTRIES
RURAL LABOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL TOWNS
RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION
SERVICE SECTOR
SKILLED LABOR
SMALL CITIES
SMALL TOWNS
TOWN
TOWNS
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN CENTERS
VILLAGES
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6731254/migration-towns-china-tale-three-provinces-evidence-preliminary-tabulations-2000-census
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8718

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6731254/migration-towns-china-tale-three-provinces-evidence-preliminary-tabulations-2000-census
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8718

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