Return migration and in situ urbanization of migrant sending areas: Insights from a survey of seven provinces in China

This paper is based on a survey of return migrants and non-migrants in migrant sending areas of 7 provinces in China in 2015

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 15 October 2018

• Country: China
• Document Type: Conference Paper
• Theme: Economic Growth and Governance and Conflict
• First published: 7 November 2017
• Authors: Zhu Y,, Wang WW, Lin, LY, Shen J F and Ren Q

Abstract

In situ urbanization refers to a phenomenon where rural settlements transform themselves into urban or quasi-urban ones without much geographical relocation of their residents, has been a major characteristics of China바카라 사이트™s urbanization since the 1980s. This paper is based on a survey of return migrants and non-migrants in migrant sending areas of 7 provinces in China in 2015.

This work is part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) / UK Department for International Development support 바카라 사이트˜Impact of Urban-rural Return Migration on Rural Economic Development in China - With Implications for Vietnam바카라 사이트™ project.

Citation

Zhu Y, Lin LY, Wang WW, Shen J F, Ren Q. (2017) Return migration and in situ urbanization of migrant sending areas: Insights from a survey of seven provinces in China (Extended Abstract)

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Published 15 October 2018