Internal migration in contemporary China / Delia Davin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davin, Delia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Migration, Internal--China--History--20th century.

Migration, Internal.

History.

China.

Physical Description:

xii, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Summary:

As China moves from a society controlling all aspects of life, including population movement, to something nearer a market economy, migration has become an urgent issue. Tens of millions of rural migrants have entered China's cities, meeting discrimination similar to that experienced by economic migrants to the West. This book looks at the reasons why people migrate, 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:

1 Migration in China after 1949 4

Restrictions on population movement 4

Enforcement of the hukou system 7

The economics of the urban/rural divide 8

Rural to urban migration, 1950s to the 1970s 10

Types of migration in pre-reform China 14

2 An Overview of Migration since 1978 20

Investigating migration in the post-reform era 20

Categories and terminology in Chinese migration studies 21

Sources for migration data 23

Sex and age distribution of migrants 26

Educational level 32

Direction and destination of migration 33

3 Reform Era Policies on Population Movement 39

The small town policy 40

The introduction of temporary registration 42

Hukou transfers and sales 44

Identity cards 46

Facilitating migration 47

4 Why People Migrate 49

Macro perspectives 50

Demographic factors 71

Micro determinants of migration and migratory behaviour 73

5 The Impact of Migration in the Sending Areas 78

Work, land and household 79

Remittances and presents 87

Lifestyle and attitudinal change 89

Migration and economic inequality 92

Costs and benefits of migration for the sending areas 94

6 Migrants' Lives and Impacts in the Destination Areas 98

Migrants in the changing cities 99

Construction workers 111

Domestic service 112

The Special Economic Zones 115

7 Women and Migration 121

Migrant sex ratios and the position of women in Chinese society 121

The impact of migration on women's lives 124

Migration and female autonomy 126

Migrant fertility 130

Migrants and prostitution 133

8 Marriage Migration 137

When marriage means migration 137

Mate selection in rural China 139

The spatial hierarchy of marriage after the economic reforms 143

Problems arising from long-distance marriage 147

9 Responses to Migration and the Prospects for the Future 151

Media images 151

Residents and migrants - another look at the divide 154

Freedom of movement and the control of migration 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.

ISBN:

0312217188

OCLC:

39275868