Hsu, Sara; Jiang, Shiyin; Heyward, Halcott - In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell 39 (2010) 2, pp. 167-185
Towards the end of 2008, as the world economy slowed and export-demand declined due to the global financial crisis, news reports began to appear detailing the return of rural migrants in China to their provincial homes. It was reported that 20 million rural migrant workers were laid off, and...