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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450425903321

Autore

Zhang Mei <1963, >

Titolo

China's poor regions : rural-urban migration, poverty, economic reform, and urbanisation / / Mei Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

1-138-36203-4

1-134-35697-8

1-280-04926-X

0-203-38083-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy

Disciplina

339.4/6/0951091734

Soggetti

Rural-urban migration - China

Rural poor - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Poverty and migration a theoretical overview; 2 Poverty and internal migration in China; 3 Case study region and methodology; 4 Case study analysis sending areas; 5 Case study analysis destinations; 6 To what extent can rural urban migration resolve rural poverty; Appendix: Questionnaires and discussion outlines used in the case study; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.