How Migrant Labor is Changing Rural China (Cambridge Modern China Series)

Murphy, Rachel

ISBN 10: 0521005302 / ISBN 13: 9780521005302

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Migrant Labor is Changing Rural China (Cambridge Modern China Series)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521005302
• ISBN 13: 9780521005302
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

This study examines the changing effects of labor migration on the countryside of post-Mao China. Most of the changes are occurring because the migrants send money home 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 even 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.

Book Description

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 based on in-depth fieldwork in the Chinese countryside, and it draws comparisons with migration and rural development in other countries.