Chinese Peasant Choices: Migration, Rural Industry or Farming.

A nationally representative rural labour force survey of China is analysed to explore the allocation of labour among farming, local non-farming and temporary migration activities. Various tests of labour market segmentation are conducted. The estimated returns to labour off the farm greatly exceed t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Knight, J, Song, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003