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

• Autore: Zhang Mei <1963, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 339.4/6/0951091734
• Soggetto topico: Rural-urban migration - China; Rural poor - China
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: China's poor regions
• ISBN: 1-134-35696-X; 1-138-36203-4; 1-134-35697-8; 1-280-04926-X; 0-203-38083-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828228903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy.