Open AccessFeatures of the migration process of peasants in the cities of modern China
Author(s) -
Lili Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik moskovskogo universiteta. seriâ 18, sociologiâ i politologiâ/vestnik moskovskogo universiteta. seriâ 18. sociologiâ i politologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-8769
pISSN - 1029-3736
DOI - 10.24290/1029-3736-2020-26-3-173-181
Subject(s) - china , geography , population , internal migration , pendulum , agriculture , floating population , economic geography , demography , sociology , engineering , archaeology , mechanical engineering
The purpose of the article is to study the process of migration of peasants to the cities of modern China. As a result of the economic reform and the increase in the material well-being of the Chinese, the mobility of the country’s population has increased significantly. By its nature, migration in China is divided into permanent, seasonal and temporary (of two types — “pendulum” and “shuttle”). In terms of directions, migration in China is divided into migration from a village to a city, migration from a suburb to a city, and migration from one city to another city. An example of “pendulum” and “shuttle” (up to three months) migration can be the movement of workers freed from the agricultural sector in search of other forms and options for agricultural activity.