Using a variety of recent data sources, the informal sector of urban migrants and its role in China’s economy are examined in this paper. It predicts that in the next several decades the informal sector and informal ...Using a variety of recent data sources, the informal sector of urban migrants and its role in China’s economy are examined in this paper. It predicts that in the next several decades the informal sector and informal employment will play the major roles in urban employment of China. It distinguishes the definition of informal sector from those of informal employment and informal worker in formal sector. It argues the positive function of informal employment of urban migrants,and that the informal employment must not be identified with underground or illegal activities. The authors think that current policies towards informal employment sacrifice the benefits of the urban migrants and must be changed. The questionnaire data were obtained in Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2002 from urban residents (N = 504) and urban migrant workers (N = 307), and in Fengtai District of Beijing in 2000 from urban residents (N = 752) and urban migrant workers (N = 493).展开更多
This paper analyses the impacts of the out migrant workers of rural origin on the rural development in China.It develops the arguments between the modernization and dependency explanations of income distribution acros...This paper analyses the impacts of the out migrant workers of rural origin on the rural development in China.It develops the arguments between the modernization and dependency explanations of income distribution across different areas.The research is based on some questionnaire surveys in urban and rural China.Structured interviews conducted with households in Beijing(N=493 migrants)and in Sichuan province(N=451 rural households)of China.The data show that more than 70% of the out migrants gave monetary temittances to their rural households.The remittances contribute much more substantially to rural income in China than in other countries.The author argues that the high percentage of remittance in China is due to the Chinese family and cultural tradition.It also shows the negative correlation between the percentage of remittance and the prosperous situation of the migrants’ hometown.The author argues that this is due to the psychological impacts of the urban migrants.展开更多
文摘Using a variety of recent data sources, the informal sector of urban migrants and its role in China’s economy are examined in this paper. It predicts that in the next several decades the informal sector and informal employment will play the major roles in urban employment of China. It distinguishes the definition of informal sector from those of informal employment and informal worker in formal sector. It argues the positive function of informal employment of urban migrants,and that the informal employment must not be identified with underground or illegal activities. The authors think that current policies towards informal employment sacrifice the benefits of the urban migrants and must be changed. The questionnaire data were obtained in Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2002 from urban residents (N = 504) and urban migrant workers (N = 307), and in Fengtai District of Beijing in 2000 from urban residents (N = 752) and urban migrant workers (N = 493).
文摘This paper analyses the impacts of the out migrant workers of rural origin on the rural development in China.It develops the arguments between the modernization and dependency explanations of income distribution across different areas.The research is based on some questionnaire surveys in urban and rural China.Structured interviews conducted with households in Beijing(N=493 migrants)and in Sichuan province(N=451 rural households)of China.The data show that more than 70% of the out migrants gave monetary temittances to their rural households.The remittances contribute much more substantially to rural income in China than in other countries.The author argues that the high percentage of remittance in China is due to the Chinese family and cultural tradition.It also shows the negative correlation between the percentage of remittance and the prosperous situation of the migrants’ hometown.The author argues that this is due to the psychological impacts of the urban migrants.
