How Migrant Labor Is Changing Rural China |
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| Author:
| Murphy, Rachel |
| Contribution by:
| Kirby, William |
| Series title: | Cambridge Modern China Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-80901-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $126.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines how labor migration is changing the countryside in post-Mao China. Much of the change is because the migrants send home money and return to their villages for visits or to resettle. The return flows of money, people and information affects rural inequalities, rural spending patterns, agriculture, family relationships, the position of women, and the interactions between villagers and officials. Importantly, some returned migrants create businesses at home. The book is...
More DescriptionThis book examines how labor migration is changing the countryside in post-Mao China. Much of the change is because the migrants send home money and return to their villages for visits or to resettle. The return flows of money, people and information affects rural inequalities, rural spending patterns, agriculture, family relationships, the position of women, and the interactions between villagers and officials. Importantly, some returned migrants create businesses at home. The book is based on in-depth fieldwork in the Chinese countryside, and it draws comparisons with migration and rural development in other countries.