Chapter 1 Introduction: Migration -development debate -- Chapter 2 Underlying theoretical and methodological aspects -- Chapter 3 Migration: a long term alternative? -- Chapter 4 Extraordinary agents and expensive adventure -- Chapter 5 Political economy of migration and social force -- Chapter...

Fifty years ago, China sent more than 16 million urban youths aged 16-19 to rural villages to work and they spent between 1 and 10 years there. This is known as the "sent-down youth" (SDY) program. This paper examines how this internal migration impacted rural economic development in the regions...