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

ISBN-13: 9780415321457 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 224 str.

Mei Zhang;Mei Zhang

Opis

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.

Recenzje

review in The China Quarterly - 2005

Spis treści

Introduction1. Poverty and Migration: a theoretical overview2. Poverty and international migration in China3. Case study region and methodology4. Case study analysis: sending areas5. Case study analysis: destinations6. To what extent can rural-urban migration resolve rural poverty?

O autorze

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.