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

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dc.contributor.authorMu, Ren
dc.contributor.authorvan de Walle, Dominique
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:13:28Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:13:28Z
dc.date.issued2009-10-01
dc.description.abstractThe 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.identifierhttp://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.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5107
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4295
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5107
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGED WOMEN
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD REARING
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY CARE
dc.subjectELDERLY MEN
dc.subjectELDERLY WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFATIGUE
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFEMALE WORK
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ACTION
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER DIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectGENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLEISURE TIME
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT CHILDREN
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMIGRANT WOMAN
dc.subjectMIGRANT WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION STATUS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF GIRLS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPOLICY REGIME
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUSH FACTOR
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectRETURNEES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL WOMAN
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSINGLE WOMEN
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleLeft Behind to Farm? Women’s Labor Re-Allocation in Rural Chinaen
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okr.crossref.titleLeft Behind To Farm ? Women's Labor Re-Allocation In Rural China
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid311381468216941447
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5107
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20091031150410
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11291558
okr.identifier.reportWPS5107
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.region.geographicalEast Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Gender
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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