Migration Patterns and Intentions of Floating Population in Transitional China

Migration Patterns and Intentions of Floating Population in Transitional China
Author: Tiyan Shen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2022-07-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811933758

This book investigates domestic migration and migration intentions in China from the individual, city, and provincial levels. Since the 1990s, accompanying the rapid urbanization, an important feature of China’s social transition is its large-scale interregional migration, which has reshaped China’s economic geography and population distribution and greatly affected the socio-economic development. The floating population, migrants working and living in the destination cities without local hukou, have aroused wide public concern in the past decades. Based on China’s national population census data and China Migrants Dynamic Survey data, this book comprehensively employs statistical analysis, spatial analysis, network analysis, econometric and spatial econometric methods to analyze the spatial pattern and influencing mechanism of internal migration and migration intentions of floating population from different levels and different perspectives. The research results of this book have significant policy implications for the urban governance on the floating population. The novelty of this book is that it comprehensively investigates domestic migration and migration intentions from the individual, city and provincial levels, combining their spatial patterns and network structures. It not only provides a wealth of case studies for domestic migration research in China, but also broadens the research scope of spatial demography by employing new methods of spatial econometrics (such as MGWR and ESF). This book is suitable for undergraduates and graduates majoring in Human Geography, Regional Economics, Urban Planning and Urban Governance, as well as related researchers and practitioners.

Handbook of Chinese Migration

Handbook of Chinese Migration
Author: Robyn R. Iredale
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2015-12-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1783476648

The recent unprecedented scale of Chinese migration has had far-reaching consequences. Within China, many villages have been drained of their young and most able workers, cities have been swamped by the ‘floating population’, and many rural migrants have been unable to integrate into urban society. Internationally, the Chinese have become increasingly more mobile. This Handbook provides a unique collection of new and original research on internal and international Chinese migration and its effects on the sense of belonging of migrants.

Migration and Urbanization in China

Migration and Urbanization in China
Author: Lincoln H. Day
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2019-07-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315484072

Based upon an analysis of a national survey of migration conducted in late 1986 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, this book provides analyses of the volume and direction of movement, the characteristics and motivation of those who move, and the consequences of their moving.

China on the Move

China on the Move
Author: C. Cindy Fan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2007-12-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134088655

China on the Move offers a new and more thorough explanation of migration, which integrates knowledge from geography, population studies, sociology and politics; to help us understand the processes of social, political, and economic change associated with powerful migration streams so essential to Chinese development. Using a large body of research, clear and attractive illustrations (maps, tables, and charts) of findings based on census, survey and field data, and selected qualitative material such as migrants’ narratives, this book provides an updated, systematic, empirically rich, multifaceted and lively analysis of migration in China.

Floating Population and Migration in China

Floating Population and Migration in China
Author: Thomas Scharping
Publisher: Institut Fur Asienkunde
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1997
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

"The essays in this book contain assessments of large-scale trends in Chinese migration dynamics, contributions on changes in labour policies, structural segmentation in the evolving labour market and transformations of the household registration system. Case studies of migrant behaviour, income and employment developments in the Pearl River Delta, Shanghai, Shandong and Sichuan as well as work on two samples of towns and villages in different provinces discuss crucial aspects of migration." -- BACK COVER.

Migration in China

Migration in China
Author: Børge Bakken
Publisher: NIAS Press
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788787062572

Economic reform in China has led to migration of people on a scale never before seen in the country. Since China's new industrial revolution began in the late-1970s, there has been a flow of tens of millions of surplus rural labourers and their families moving from rural to urban areas. This phenomenon has been described in terms of both a blessing for China's economic development and a threat against its social order. This volume examines the different aspects of internal Chinese migration, including a brief introduction to current research and pointers to the methodological traps that can occur in the field.

Internal and International Migration

Internal and International Migration
Author: Hein Mallee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 113681437X

Comparing migration in China itself to Chinese migration to Europe, this book critically assesses received ideas, perceptions and theories concerning internal and international migration.Comparing migration in China itself to Chinese migration to Europe, this book critically assesses received ideas, perceptions and theories concerning internal and international migration. The book argues for the emergence of a Chinese world system in which internal and international mobility is a central and heterogenous feature. The book presents an unusually rich case study of migration and transnationalism of migrants from southern Zhejiang province in Chinese and European cities, studies of rural-urban migration in booming southern China, implementation of the birth control policy among migrants in Beijing, discrimination and stereotypisation of rural migrants in Shanghai, contract worker teams in Beijing, and forced urban-rural migration during the Cultural Revolution.

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China:
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Total Pages: 20
Release: 1999
Genre:
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Since the introduction of social & economic reforms in the late 1970s, China has experienced the migration of over 100 million people from rural areas to cities. This paper outlines the history of changes in China's internal migration policies and discusses current regulations & practices as they affect individuals' practical abilities to move about the country and change residences. Topics covered include the use of urban residence permits, the transient population and its employment, housing & accommodations, and education & health care of migrants. It also discusses the state's ability to control individuals, especially with regard to such issues as family planning.

Living with Vulnerabilities and Opportunities in a Migration Context

Living with Vulnerabilities and Opportunities in a Migration Context
Author: Guanglun Michael Mu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2016-11-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9463007857

The book grapples with social inequality, inclusivity, and diversity through the discussions of wellbeing, wellbecoming, and resilience of floating children and left-behind children. It invites families, schools, communities, social organisations, and governments to rethink and recognise the qualities of left-behind children and floating children. The book will be of interest to research students, sociologists of education, educational studies scholars, social workers, school professionals, and policy makers in and beyond China. The past two decades have seen exponential growth of urbanisation and migration in China. Emerging from this growth are a myriad population of floating children and left-behind children and the ever greater social-spatial interpenetration that places these children at risk of undesirable wellbeing. The living and schooling of these children are fraught with potholes and distractions in the context of migration and urbanisation. Extant work often treats floating children and left-behind children as two discrete populations and comes to grips with their wellbeing separately. The deficit model and the ‘do-gooder’ approach have prevailed for a long time, intending to fix the “problems” and correct the “abnormalities” associated with these children. This book differs, however, in its efforts to blur the dichotomy between floating children and left-behind children; in its transformative view and strength-based approach that recast vulnerabilities into opportunities; and in its focus on the nurture of enabling ecologies instead of the nature of individual inferiorities.

Chinese Migration and Families-At-Risk

Chinese Migration and Families-At-Risk
Author: Ko Ling Chan
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2015-10-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1443884049

Migration has played a significant role throughout Chinese history. Over the past few decades, the movements of the Chinese people, representing as they do a huge proportion of the world population, have attracted increasing attention both domestically and globally. Chinese migration is often a particularly complex phenomenon. On one hand, its characteristics have been shaped in many ways by numerous social, political and economic changes throughout the world, while, on the other, it has profound influences on the host countries and on China itself. Detailed investigation of the changing profiles of Chinese migrants, the reasons behind their movements, the challenges they face, and the strategies they use to cope with these problems will have significant implications for future policy making and practice. Chinese Migration and Families-At-Risk contributes to a better understanding of the various facets of Chinese migration. Its chapters address different concerns related to Chinese migration in the modern world, including the patterns and influences of internal migration within China; the issues related to migration from mainland China to Hong Kong, a special administrative region in China; and the history, features, and impact of Chinese migration to Western countries. Grounded in recent and contemporary research and scholarly inquiry, Chinese Migration and Families-At-Risk provides a comprehensive and critical review of the essential issues related to Chinese migrant families, and is undoubtedly a vital book for all who want to have a deeper understanding of the trends and current situation of Chinese migration.