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

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dc.contributor.authorShi, Anqing
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-21T20:39:39Z
dc.date.available2012-06-21T20:39:39Z
dc.date.issued2006-04
dc.description.abstractThere 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-their educational attainment, original place, and occupational composition. In addition to the diversified patterns of town in-migrants revealed in the three provinces, the author finds that town in-migrants generally possess a higher level of educational attainment than the local population in towns, especially in the less developed western and central regions. This inflow of human capital could foster development in towns. There is also evidence that as economic opportunity increases in towns, such as in richer coastal province of Zhejiang, better educated people in rural areas are likely to shift their jobs from the farm to the nonfarm sector in towns nearby, instead of leaving the countryside to migrate to other provinces. This could reduce migration pressure on big cities. Finally, the labor market in towns in the less developed west and central regions is more flexible in accommodating in-migrants, whereas in the developed province of Zhejiang the labor market is segregated between migrants and the local population.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6731254/migration-towns-china-tale-three-provinces-evidence-preliminary-tabulations-2000-census
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3890
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8718
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3890
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE COMPOSITION
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAUXILIARY WORKERS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC INSECURITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR OFFICE
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectMEDIUM TOWNS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectMIGRATIONS
dc.subjectNON-FARM SECTOR
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRODUCT CYCLES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION WORKER
dc.subjectPRODUCTION WORKERS
dc.subjectRESETTLEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL TOWNS
dc.subjectRURAL-URBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSMALL CITIES
dc.subjectSMALL TOWNS
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.titleMigration in Towns in China, a Tale of Three Provinces : Evidence from Preliminary Tabulations of the 2000 Censusen
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okr.crossref.titleMigration In Towns In China, A Tale Of Three Provinces : Evidence From Preliminary Tabulations Of 2000 Census
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6731254/migration-towns-china-tale-three-provinces-evidence-preliminary-tabulations-2000-census
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid479591468028739699
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3890
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20060417173053
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6731254
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicHuman Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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