Luo, XubeiZhu, Nong2015-12-222015-12-222015-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23474The hub-periphery development pattern of the Guangdong economy, to some extent, is a miniature of that of the Chinese economy. The Pearl River Delta, drawing from its first-nature comparative advantages in factor endowments and proximity to Hong Kong SAR, China, and Macau SAR, China, and the second-nature advantages as first-movers in the reforms in attracting and retaining domestic and foreign resources, has developed into a regional economic center. This paper examines the pattern of inter- and intra-provincial migration and that of the concentration of production, to explore the challenges and opportunities for the success of “double transfer.” The paper suggests a four-prong approach, to improve the business environment, support the realization of latent comparative advantages, increase the skill level of the labor force to support the upgrade of the production structure, and protect the vulnerable, to support the inclusive growth of the economy in Guangdong in a sustainable manner.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSANITATIONLIVING STANDARDSECONOMIC GROWTHURBANIZATIONPRODUCTIONSKILLED WORKERSDISPOSABLE INCOMEINCOMEECONOMIC WELFAREREAL GDPLOCAL GOVERNMENTSGDP PER CAPITARESOURCE ALLOCATIONLABOR FORCEEXPORTSDISCRIMINATIONPUBLIC SERVICESHEALTH CARENATIONAL DEVELOPMENTREVENUESECONOMIC STRUCTUREWELFARERETURN MIGRATIONINCENTIVESNATIONAL POLICIESPOLICY DISCUSSIONSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESREGIONAL POLICIESREAL WAGESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL LEVELPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTOLD-AGEEFFECTIVE POLICIESLIFE EXPECTANCYNATIONAL POPULATIONEMPIRICAL ANALYSISDEVELOPMENTCHEAP LABOURINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONLABOR MARKETURBAN MIGRATIONPOPULATION CENSUSEXPLOITATIONTRAININGINCOME INEQUALITYLABOR PRODUCTIVITYINDUSTRIALIZATIONMIGRATIONVULNERABLE POPULATIONSINTENSIVE INDUSTRIESPOLLUTIONFORESTRYPOPULATION MIGRATIONSOCIAL SECURITYMIGRATION DATAJOB TRAININGMIGRANTSSUSTAINABLE ACCESSCERTAIN EXTENTTAXESPROGRESSRESOURCESMARKET ECONOMYMIGRATION FLOWSEQUITYMIGRANTVOCATIONAL TRAININGVALUE ADDEDREGIONAL POLICYTRANSPORTATIONCAPITALWAGESPOLICIESEQUAL ACCESSSOCIAL SERVICESUSER FEESFINANCIAL CRISISPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERVALUESKILL LEVELCOMPETITIVENESSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTCREDITLARGE CITIESURBAN CENTERSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYURBAN AREASENVIRONMENTSECONOMYSOCIAL SCIENCEPROPERTYJOB CREATIONMIGRANT WORKERSENVIRONMENTPOPULATIONSTEMPORARY MIGRATIONECONOMIC THEORIESPOLICYCITIZENSGOVERNMENT INITIATIVESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTRURAL RESIDENTSTRADEECONOMIC INTEGRATIONGDPLANDECONOMIES OF SCALEGROWTH RATECOMPARATIVE ANALYSISINVESTMENTTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSAVINGS DEPOSITSRELOCATION OF INDUSTRIESRURAL AREASPOPULATION ASSOCIATIONIMMIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEWECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYINTERNAL MIGRATIONWAGE DIFFERENTIALSGINI COEFFICIENTREVENUEPOPULATIONLABOR SUPPLYDEVELOPMENT PLANSPOLICY RESEARCHLABOR MARKETSLABOR FORCESURBAN POPULATIONHEALTH SERVICESDEVELOPMENT POLICYPUBLIC GOODSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7509