A Comparative Study of Permanent and Temporary Migration in China:  the Case of Dongguan and Meizhou, Guangdong Province

Si Ming LI; Yat Ming Siu

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1220(199703)3:1<63::aid-ijpg53>3.0.co;2-a

A Comparative Study of Permanent and Temporary Migration in China: the Case of Dongguan and Meizhou, Guangdong Province

Si Ming LI^*, Yat Ming Siu

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David C Lam Institute for East-West Studies

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Abstract

"This paper reports the findings of a field survey conducted in Dongguan and Meizhou, two cities in Guangdong Province with contrasting economic characteristics. The data clearly demonstrate that the permanent migrants and the temporary migrants belong to two very different segments of the population. Striking similarities are revealed for the permanent migrants in very different settings. However, there are signs that even in this tightly controlled sector, economics will soon take precedence over politics as the main driving force underlying migration."

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-82
Number of pages	20
Journal	Population Space and Place
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1220(199703)3:1<63::aid-ijpg53>3.0.co;2-a
Publication status	Published - Mar 1997

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temporary and permanent migration
hukou
Dongguan
Meizhou
labour markets

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