This book examines rural-urban migration policies in China, and considers how Chinese workers cope with migration events in the context of these policies. It ex

China's rise over the past several decades has lifted more than half of its population out of poverty and reshaped the global economy. What has caused this dram

This open access book explores new research directions in social inequality and urban segregation. With the goal of fostering an ongoing dialogue between schola

"A collection of essays that analyzes China's foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It examines the historical background of rural-urban relations; the

In the last 30 years, China’s record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land