This book explores the interactions between social policy and migration in China. Using a theoretical framework of institutional economics, Lida Fan's discussion examines migration regulations, household registration, social welfare and insurance, employment, education, housing, medical care and industrial strategies with a view to answering the following questions: * What was/is the role of social policy in migration before and after the reform period? * What are the impacts of migration on the regional redistribution of human capital as a major source of regional development? * What are the...

This book explores the interactions between social policy and migration in China. Using a theoretical framework of institutional economics, Lida Fan’s discussion examines migration regulations, household registration, social welfare and insurance, employment, education, housing, medical care and industrial strategies with a view to answering the following questions:

What was/is the role of social policy in migration before and after the reform period?
What are the impacts of migration on the regional redistribution of human capital as a major source of regional development?
What are the...