Chinese research perspectives on population and labor edited by Cai Fang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cai, Fang.

Series:

Chinese Research Perspectives 3.

Chinese research perspectives. Population and labor, 2212-7518

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor supply--China.

Labor supply.

China--Population.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]-

Summary:

This volume is based on Green Book of Population and Labor 2014 , originally published in Chinese. Four large topics are covered: current conditions of and outlook for migrant workers, the emergence of the reform dividend, construction of the social security system and labor market development. Chapter One examines the number, employment situation and income among migrant workers. In chapter Two to Four, contributors discuss significance of reforms of the household registration and the education system. The two chapters on social security focus on efforts to build and strengthen the pension and medical insurance systems, basic public services. Some theoretical and practical issues related to labor market development are discussed in the final two chapters. Policy suggestions are provided in this volume. Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor is a co-publication between Brill and Social Sciences Academic Press (China).

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Cai Fang and Wang Meiyan

Monitoring Survey Report on Migrant Workers in 2013 / Yang Junxiong and Hao Yanhong

The Impact of the “Reform Dividend” on China’s Potential Growth Rates / Cai Fang and Lu Yang

The Benefits of Comprehensively Deepening Household Registration System Reform / Du Yang , Cai Fang , Qu Xiaobo and Cheng Jie

Extending Compulsory Education: Accumulating Human Capital for China’s Transition to the High-Income Stage / Du Yang

The Urban and Rural Old-Age and Medical Insurance Systems: Current State, Challenges, and Countermeasures / Cai Fang and Wang Meiyan

An Investigation on Equal Access to Basic Public Services for Rural Migrants / Gao Wenshu and Cheng Jie

Ushering in the Long-Awaited: Starting with the Disclosure of the Surveyed Unemployment Rate / Cai Fang

Labor Relations in China: Current State, Problems, and Policy Suggestions / Zhou Xiaoguang and Wang Meiyan

Index / Cai Fang and Wang Meiyan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-34215-X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004342156 DOI