While much has been written about rural migrant workers' experiences in the big cities, population movements into China's vast network of towns and small cities has been largely neglected. This book presents a detailed case study of rural migrant workers experiences in a small town in a north China county. The author explores the processes and institutions that enable or preclude the social inclusion of rural workers into the town's socio-economic system. Inclusion and exclusion are assessed through an examination of rural workers' immersion into the urban labour market, their...
While much has been written about rural migrant workers' experiences in the big cities, population movements into China's vast network of towns and...
This study examines two neglected areas in the growing body of research on welfare in China - subnational variation, and the changing mix of state and non-state provision. It highlights the local, or sub-national, variation that lies behind broad national policies that is growing from divergent non-state activities and local government.
This study examines two neglected areas in the growing body of research on welfare in China - subnational variation, and the changing mix of state and...
