Full Description
As China moves from a society controlling all aspects of life, including population movement, to something nearer a market economy, migration has become a live issue. Tens of millions of rural migrants have entered China's cities, meeting discrimination similar to that experienced by economic migrants in the West. This book looks to the reasons why people leave certain areas, the lives of migrants and government policy towards them. It distinguishes different types of migration and looks particularly at marriage migration and the effects of migration on the lives of women.
Contents
List of Tables List of Figures List of Chinese-language Newspapers and Magazines Cited in English in the Text Measures and Money Acknowledgements Introduction Migration in China After 1949 An Overview of Migration Since 1978 Reform Era Policies on Population Movement Why People Migrate The Impact of Migration in the Sending Areas Migrant Lives and Impacts in the Destination Areas Women and Migration Marriage Migration Responses to Migration and the Prospects for the Future Bibliography Index
