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The Migratory Transformation of China
Author(s) -
Gelbras Vilya
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pacific focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1976-5118
pISSN - 1225-4657
DOI - 10.1111/j.1976-5118.2005.tb00294.x
Subject(s) - china , peasant , internal migration , scope (computer science) , unemployment , government (linguistics) , economic geography , development economics , geography , political science , economy , economics , economic growth , developing country , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , computer science , programming language
Since the beginning of the 21 st century, China has been undergoing patterns of migration unlike any in recent world history. It is as yet difficult to fully assess the scale and consequences of these trends. Within a few years, the peasant migrations of the 1980s and 1990s became unprecedented in size and scope. The dramatic and continuing growth in rural unemployment, expected to reach 250 million by the year 2020, will further add to the migration pressure, both internal and external. This paper analyzes empirical data collected by Chinese researchers and examines the early central and local government decisions that first triggered and regulated migration.