The construction industry is important for Chinese rural to urban migrants. Over 90% of urban construction workers are rural migrants, and over a third of all rural migrants work in construction. The construction industry is not only particularly important, but is also different from other...

Despite prolonged economic growth, poverty has become a more notable and noted feature of Chinese society. The paper examines three phases of development since the foundation of the People's Republic: the central planning era (1949 -1978); the pro-urban growth model (1978 - 1999); and more...

This paper demonstrates that urban social exclusion in China does not only include restricted participation by the iquest;underclassiquest; in urban life, but also the deprivation of certain political, social and economic rights. In addition, the paper describes how the character of urban social...