This paper contributes to the assessment of China's rural labor markets, while paying attention to whether these … migration has become the most prevalent off-farm activity; has become dominated by young and better educated workers; expanded …

Key Features:Provides in-depth narratives on China's key economic reforms, with a first-hand account of the policy ….6. Institutions and Capacity -- 1.7. Are There Lessons for Other Countries? -- References -- Chapter 2. The Course of China's Rural ….1. Crisis and Reform: How the Cultural Revolution Catastrophe Provided an Opportunity for China's Reform -- 3.1.1. Reform and …

Although urban China has experienced a rapid income growth over the last twenty years, nutrition intake for the low … uncertainty. These factors seem to have played an important role in suppressing nutrition consumption of the low income group …

Previous research suggests that minorities are not faring well in China's transition - both income and occupational … employ data from the three most recent population censuses of China to explore differences in the labor force participation … rates of a number of China's important ethnic groups. We estimate urban labor force participation rates using probit …

This paper explores the changing trend of adult height in China for cohorts born in 1950-90. We use information on the …

Economic reform in China has created a small but fast-growing private sector that has spurred rapid productivity growth …