1st Edition

Social Policy and Migration in China

By Lida Fan Copyright 2011
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the interactions between social policy and migration in China. Using a theoretical framework of institutional economics, Lida Fan’s discussion examines migration regulations, household registration, social welfare and insurance, employment, education, housing, medical care and industrial strategies with a view to answering the following questions: What was/is the role of... Read more

Introduction  1. Theoretical Background and Analytical Framework  2. A Five Decade Journey to the Freedom to Move: An Institutional Analysis on the Vicissitude of Migration Policy  3. Measuring Interprovincial Flow of Human Capital  4. Determinants of Interprovincial Migration  5. A Proposal for an Institutional Change in Migration Policy  6. Threading Together and Final Conclusions

Biography

Lida Fan is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Lakehead University, Canada.