Chinese migrant workers

Author: Shen Liren
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Writing this book, my mind was constantly tossed by waves of turmoil, as if a bone were stuck in my throat—facing the hundreds of millions of migrant worker brothers, we should ponder: on the path of socialism in China, how should we choose between urbanization, marketization, and industrialization; whether Europe's "primitive capital accumulation" has universal patterns; whether Chinese farmers can avoid the tragic fate and experiences of their European predecessors; the "planned economy" made farmers suffer greatly, yet if so, why did marketization impose even greater and heavier costs on some farmers; how should the surplus rural population be transferred—should we guide the vast army of migrant workers onto the path of "common prosperity," or let them drift in urban slums? Every reader concerned about the fate of migrant worker brothers can find answers in this book.