Pearl River Delta Population Migration and Labor Market

Author: Li Ling
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is one of the research achievements of the key project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China—Coordinated Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Its Surrounding Regions. The book focuses on the issues of population migration and the labor market in the Pearl River Delta. The entire book consists of 8 chapters. Chapter 1 defines the concept and classification of population migration and reviews the research on population migration by scholars at home and abroad during different stages of social and economic development; Chapter 2 reviews the population migration in different historical stages and types in China, as well as the impact of migrating populations on the demographic and socio-economic development of the Pearl River Delta; Chapter 3 analyzes the characteristics of population migration in the Pearl River Delta and the influence of migrating populations on the development of the Pearl River Delta's population; Chapter 4 analyzes the mechanisms of population migration in the Pearl River Delta and their changes over time; Chapter 5 examines the impact of population migration on the economic development of the Pearl River Delta and the changes in the economic development gap between the Pearl River Delta and surrounding regions; Chapter 6 analyzes the transformation of the industrial structure in the Pearl River Delta and the macro changes in the labor market from the perspective of differences in labor productivity across the three major industries, between industries, and within industries; Chapter 7 analyzes the employment and job transitions of different types of migrating populations and non-migrating populations in a competitive labor market based on a sample survey; Chapter 8 is the conclusion, which discusses the population carrying capacity, the development characteristics and trends of the labor market, industrial structure adjustment, and human resource development in the Pearl River Delta. This book can be used as a reference for researchers engaged in humanities and geography, population geography, socio-economics, labor markets, and management, as well as students and teachers in relevant disciplines at universities and colleges.