Rural Labor Migration and Poverty Reduction in China |
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Authors: | Peng Jia Yang Du Meiyan Wang |
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Institution: | 1. Assistant Professor, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China;2. Professor, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China |
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Abstract: | Using various sources of data, this paper examines the contributions of rural labor migration to economic growth and poverty reduction in China. The results show that there is still a significant number of people living in poverty in rural areas, while the effectiveness of migration on poverty reduction has declined, implying an urgent need for new approaches to poverty reduction. China's experiences could also be valuable for the formulation of development strategies in other developing countries. |
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Keywords: | poverty reduction rural labor migration social protection I32 R23 |
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