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Rural Labor Migration and Poverty Reduction in China
Author(s) -
Jia Peng,
Du Yang,
Wang Meiyan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
china and world economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1749-124X
pISSN - 1671-2234
DOI - 10.1111/cwe.12220
Subject(s) - poverty reduction , poverty , china , development economics , economics , rural poverty , developing country , economic growth , political science , law
Using various sources of data, this paper examines the contributions of rural labor migration to economic growth and poverty reduction in China. The results show that there is still a significant number of people living in poverty in rural areas, while the effectiveness of migration on poverty reduction has declined, implying an urgent need for new approaches to poverty reduction. China's experiences could also be valuable for the formulation of development strategies in other developing countries.