Urban Poor in China
Since the late 1970s, many employees of state-owned enterprises have been laid off, and more and more rural people have migrated to urban areas. Many laid-off and migrant workers have become the urban poor. This paper discusses the general situation of the urban poor in China by examining how many there are, how poor they are, who they are, and what creates their situation. Using data from a January 2007 survey on 1,641 relatively low-income households in Changsha, the paper investigates features of migrant workers and their city counterparts regarding income, employment, social support, housing, most-needed government assistance, and reasons for migration. Based on the empirical findings, the paper gives some policy recommendations.
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2009
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Authors: | Song, Shunfeng ; Zhu, Erqian ; Mukhopadhyay, Sankar |
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Chinese Economy. - M.E. Sharpe, Inc., ISSN 1097-1475. - Vol. 42.2009, 4, p. 44-62
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M.E. Sharpe, Inc. |
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