Left Behind to Farm? Women’s Labor Re-Allocation in Rural China

Mu, Ren; van de Walle, Dominique

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-5107

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Left Behind to Farm? Women’s Labor Re-Allocation in Rural China

dc.contributor.author	Mu, Ren
dc.contributor.author	van de Walle, Dominique
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-19T19:13:28Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-19T19:13:28Z
dc.date.issued	2009-10-01
dc.description.abstract	The transformation of work during China s rapid economic development is associated with a substantial but little noticed re-allocation of traditional farm labor among women, with some doing much less and some much more. This paper studies how the work, time allocation, and health of non-migrant women are affected by the out-migration of others in their household. The analysis finds that the women left behind are doing more farm work than would have otherwise been the case. There is also evidence that this is a persistent effect, and not just temporary re-allocation. For some types of women (notably older women), the labor re-allocation response comes out of their leisure.	en
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091031150410
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4295
dc.language	English
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5107
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AGED
dc.subject	AGED WOMEN
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ALCOHOL
dc.subject	ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	AUTONOMY
dc.subject	BRAIN DRAIN
dc.subject	CHILD CARE
dc.subject	CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject	CHILD REARING
dc.subject	CITIES
dc.subject	CULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHY
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CHANGES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	ELDERLY CARE
dc.subject	ELDERLY MEN
dc.subject	ELDERLY WOMEN
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FATIGUE
dc.subject	FEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subject	FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	FEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subject	FEMALE WORK
dc.subject	FEMALES
dc.subject	FERTILITY
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER ACTION
dc.subject	GENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	GENDER DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	GENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subject	GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subject	GENDER GAP
dc.subject	GENDER IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	GENDER NORMS
dc.subject	GENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subject	HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	HUSBANDS
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
dc.subject	JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR MIGRATION
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LEISURE TIME
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	MALES
dc.subject	MARITAL STATUS
dc.subject	MARRIED WOMEN
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT CHILDREN
dc.subject	MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	MIGRANT WOMAN
dc.subject	MIGRANT WOMEN
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION EXPERIENCE
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MIGRATION STATUS
dc.subject	MINORITY
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	MOTHERS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF GIRLS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	OLD AGE
dc.subject	OLDER WOMEN
dc.subject	PARENTS
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	POLICY REGIME
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POOR HEALTH
dc.subject	POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POPULATION STRUCTURE
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PUSH FACTOR
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RETURN MIGRATION
dc.subject	RETURNEES
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject	RURAL WOMAN
dc.subject	RURAL WOMEN
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SIBLINGS
dc.subject	SINGLE WOMEN
dc.subject	SMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	SPOUSES
dc.subject	STATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subject	TEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subject	TOWNS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN MIGRATION
dc.subject	VILLAGES
dc.subject	WALKING
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.title	Left Behind to Farm? Women’s Labor Re-Allocation in Rural China	en
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okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-5107
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000158349_20091031150410
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	11291558
okr.identifier.report	WPS5107
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	China
okr.region.geographical	East Asia
okr.region.geographical	Asia
okr.sector	Agriculture, fishing, and forestry :: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.theme	Social dev/gender/inclusion :: Gender
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unit	Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume	1 of 1
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