INTERNAL LABOR MIGRATION IN MODERN CHINA: CONDITIONS, TRENDS, PROBLEMS


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The study of internal migration problems is an important part in the study of trends and mechanism of sustainable growth in national economies. One of the most important factors contributing to the outstanding results in China’s economic development is internal labor migration, which provides labor resources for the growth of industry and innovation. The main scientific and practical problem of the current research is a number of difficulties associated with the development of internal migration processes in China which find their reflection in economy and society. The purpose of the research is to identify the trends in the development of internal labor migration in China, analyze the factors and conditions in which it is implemented, and determine the consequences of mass resettlements within the country. The methodological basis of the research is theses of modern economic and demographic theories, the theory of migration systems, and the theory of sustainable economic growth. The authors emphasize the importance of studying internal migration problem for China, examine the factors determining the development of internal migrations, analyze the dynamics of the number of migratory populations and the structure of Chinese population by registration status, and study the impact of internal population movements on socio-demographic and economic processes in cities and the entire country. The authors determine such factors of dynamics and structure of internal migration in China as: relative labor redundancy; uneven economic development of the country and concentration of economic potential in the eastern provinces where the main migration flows are directed; urbanization; innovative development in particular territories; the impact of the policy “One family – one child”. As a result of the research, the authors make a conclusion both about the positive effect of migration on China’s economic development and about the negative consequences of mass resettlement affecting the urban environment and the lives of migrants.

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Elena Viktorovna Krasova

Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service, Vladivostok

Author for correspondence.
Email: elena_krasova@rambler.ru

PhD (Economics), Associate Professor, assistant professor of Chair of Economics

Russian Federation

Yingxin Ma

Dezhou University, Dezhou

Email: 1477089196@qq.com

PhD (Philosophy), Chief of International Relations Department 

China

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