Pubbl/distr/stampa	New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (276 p.)
Disciplina	304.80951 368.40086240951
Altri autori (Persone)	NielsenIngrid SmythRussell
Collana	Series on contemporary China
Soggetto topico	Migrant labor - Insurance - China Social security - China Migration, Internal - China Rural-urban migration - China
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	981-279-050-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	CONTENTS; SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 The Rhetoric and the Reality of Social Protection for China's Migrant Workers Ingrid Nielsen and Russell Smyth; 1. Introduction; 2. Social Protection and Social Justice; 3. Migrant Participation in Social Protection Schemes; 4. The Role of the Household, State and Market in Providing Social Protection; 5. Conclusion; References; SECTION 2: SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; Chapter 2 Reincorporating the Mingong: Dilemmas of Citizen Status David Kelly; 1. Introduction; 2. The Hierarchical Rent-Sharing Model3 3. Hierarchical Rent-Sharing and the Mingong4. Rural Migrant Workers and Citizen Movements5; 4.1 Mingong huang: the dearth of migrant workers; 5. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Righting Wrongs: The Language of Policy Reform and China's Migrant Workers Gloria Davies and Scott Grant; 1. Introduction; 2. Responsible Governance in Aid of Stability; 3. Making the Case for Protecting Migrant Workers' Rights; 4. Have Wrongs Been Righted?; References; SECTION 3: MIGRANT PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL PROTECTION SCHEMES Chapter 4 The Design of a Social Security System for Rural Migrant Workers in China Dewen Wang1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Social Security Coverage and Characteristics of Rural Migrant Workers; 4. Why participation Rates in Social Security Schemes among Rural Migrant Workers are so Low; 5. Reform Progress and Outlook for a Social Security System for Rural Migrant Workers; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Correct Ideas and Social Security Reform in China: The Case of Shanghai's Township Insurance Gloria Davies, Ingrid Nielsen and Russell Smyth; 1. Introduction 2. Social Justice as a Correct Idea3. Promoting Town Insurance as Social Justice; 4. Citizens' Concerns over Social Security; 5. Has Shanghai's Township Insurance Been Successful in Extending Coverage?; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6 Why Do Migrant Workers Not Participate in Urban Social Security Schemes? The Case of the Construction and Service Sectors in Tianjin Bingqin Li; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature on Social Welfare/Insurance Participation Around the World; 3. Studies of Social Insurance Participation in China; 4. The Analytical Framework; 5. Research Methods 6. A Brief Policy Review of Recent Social Insurance Changes in Tianjin7. Research Findings and Discussions of the Results; 8. Urban Risks and Reliance on Informal Protection; 8.1. Unemployment; 8.2. Health problems; 8.3. Old age; 9. Awareness and Understanding of the Urban Social Insurance System; 10. Direct Answers to the Question: "Why do you not want to Participate in the Social Insurance Scheme?"; 11. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 7 What Determines the Welfare and Social Security Entitlements of Rural Migrants in Chinese Cities? Fei Guo and Wenshu Gao; 1. Introduction 2. Data and Research Settings
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455532603321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (276 p.)
Disciplina	304.80951 368.40086240951
Altri autori (Persone)	NielsenIngrid SmythRussell
Collana	Series on contemporary China
Soggetto topico	Migrant labor - Insurance - China Social security - China Migration, Internal - China Rural-urban migration - China
ISBN	981-279-050-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	CONTENTS; SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 The Rhetoric and the Reality of Social Protection for China's Migrant Workers Ingrid Nielsen and Russell Smyth; 1. Introduction; 2. Social Protection and Social Justice; 3. Migrant Participation in Social Protection Schemes; 4. The Role of the Household, State and Market in Providing Social Protection; 5. Conclusion; References; SECTION 2: SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; Chapter 2 Reincorporating the Mingong: Dilemmas of Citizen Status David Kelly; 1. Introduction; 2. The Hierarchical Rent-Sharing Model3 3. Hierarchical Rent-Sharing and the Mingong4. Rural Migrant Workers and Citizen Movements5; 4.1 Mingong huang: the dearth of migrant workers; 5. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Righting Wrongs: The Language of Policy Reform and China's Migrant Workers Gloria Davies and Scott Grant; 1. Introduction; 2. Responsible Governance in Aid of Stability; 3. Making the Case for Protecting Migrant Workers' Rights; 4. Have Wrongs Been Righted?; References; SECTION 3: MIGRANT PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL PROTECTION SCHEMES Chapter 4 The Design of a Social Security System for Rural Migrant Workers in China Dewen Wang1. Introduction; 2. Data; 3. Social Security Coverage and Characteristics of Rural Migrant Workers; 4. Why participation Rates in Social Security Schemes among Rural Migrant Workers are so Low; 5. Reform Progress and Outlook for a Social Security System for Rural Migrant Workers; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Correct Ideas and Social Security Reform in China: The Case of Shanghai's Township Insurance Gloria Davies, Ingrid Nielsen and Russell Smyth; 1. Introduction 2. Social Justice as a Correct Idea3. Promoting Town Insurance as Social Justice; 4. Citizens' Concerns over Social Security; 5. Has Shanghai's Township Insurance Been Successful in Extending Coverage?; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6 Why Do Migrant Workers Not Participate in Urban Social Security Schemes? The Case of the Construction and Service Sectors in Tianjin Bingqin Li; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature on Social Welfare/Insurance Participation Around the World; 3. Studies of Social Insurance Participation in China; 4. The Analytical Framework; 5. Research Methods 6. A Brief Policy Review of Recent Social Insurance Changes in Tianjin7. Research Findings and Discussions of the Results; 8. Urban Risks and Reliance on Informal Protection; 8.1. Unemployment; 8.2. Health problems; 8.3. Old age; 9. Awareness and Understanding of the Urban Social Insurance System; 10. Direct Answers to the Question: "Why do you not want to Participate in the Social Insurance Scheme?"; 11. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 7 What Determines the Welfare and Social Security Entitlements of Rural Migrants in Chinese Cities? Fei Guo and Wenshu Gao; 1. Introduction 2. Data and Research Settings
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910822679103321

Autore	Nyíri Pál
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	231 p
Disciplina	307.20951
Soggetto topico	Migration, Internal - China Migration, Internal - Government policy - China
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-295-80034-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Internal migration in reform China -- International migration from China -- Tourism in contemporary China -- The usefulness of mobility : producing modern citizens -- The dangers of mobility : disciplining the traveler -- Conflicting impulses : mobility encouraged and hindered -- Conclusion : mobility and cultural control.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456806903321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (367 p.)
Disciplina	307.2/4/0820951
Altri autori (Persone)	GaetanoArianne M JackaTamara <1965->
Soggetto topico	Rural women - China - Social conditions Migration, Internal - China
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-231-50173-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Focusing on Migrant Women / Jacka, Tamara / Gaetano, Arianne M. -- Part 1. Negotiating Identities -- 1. Filial Daughters, Modern Women: Migrant Domestic Workers in Post-Mao Beijing / Gaetano, Arianne M. -- 2. From Peasant Women to Bar Hostesses: Gender and Modernity in Post-Mao Dalian / Zheng, Tiantian -- 3. Indoctrination, Fetishization, and Compassion: Media Constructions of the Migrant Woman / Sun, Wanning -- Part 2. Seeking a Future -- 4. Dilemmas of the Heart: Rural Working Women and Their Hopes for the Future / Beynon, Louise -- 5. Living as Double Outsiders: Migrant Women's Experiences of Marriage in a County-Level City / Tan, Lin / Short, Susan E. -- Part 3. Changing Village Life -- 6. Out to the City and Back to the Village: The Experiences and Contributions of Rural Women Migrating from Sichuan and Anhui / Fan, C. Cindy -- 7. The Migration Experiences of Young Women from Four Counties in Sichuan and Anhui / Lou, Binbin / Zheng, Zhenzhen / Connelly, Rachel / Roberts, Kenneth D. -- 8. The Impact of Labor Migration on the Well-Being and Agency of Rural Chinese Women: Cultural and Economic Contexts and the Life Course / Murphy, Rachel -- Part 4. Writing Lives -- 9. Migrant Women's Stories / Jacka, Tamara -- 10. My Life as a Migrant Worker / Jacka, Tamara / Xianlin, Song -- Glossary of Chinese Terms -- References -- Contributors -- Index
Altri titoli varianti	Women and rural-to-urban migration in contemporary China
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450662803321

Autore	Jacka Tamara <1965-, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (344 p.)
Disciplina	307.2/4/0820951
Soggetto topico	Rural women - China - Social conditions Rural women - China - Economic conditions Rural-urban migration - China Migrant labor - China Migration, Internal - China
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-315-70102-2 1-317-46061-8 1-280-91216-2 9786610912162 0-7656-2160-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: From the "margins" to the "center" -- The subject -- Between "rural idiocy" and "urban modernity" -- Assembling working sisters -- Place -- In and out of place -- The place of desire -- People -- Relationships -- Identifications -- Time -- Narrative, time, and agency -- Appendix 1. List of interlocutors named in the text -- Appendix 2. Map 1. the People's Republic of China -- Map 2. Beijing municipality.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457714803321