China's Poor Regions: Rural-Urban Migration, Poverty, Economic Reform and Urbanisation

by Mei Zhang

Overview

The number of poor people in China is huge, despite recent economic advances. This book investigates the problem of poverty in China's regions, discussing in particular the role of rural-urban migration in reducing poverty. It surveys the distribution and characteristics of poverty, examines anti-poverty initiatives by the Chinese government and includes the results of original research conducted in Shanxi, a typical province in Central China.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134356966
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Series:	Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	821 KB

About the Author

Mei Zhang holds a PhD Degree from the University of Cambridge. Her main areas of work are women labour, rural-urban migration and poverty, urbanisation and quantitative analyses of urban environments.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Poverty and Migration: a theoretical overview 2. Poverty and international migration in China 3. Case study region and methodology 4. Case study analysis: sending areas 5. Case study analysis: destinations 6. To what extent can rural-urban migration resolve rural poverty?

Editorial Reviews

review in The China Quarterly - 2005

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