Urban Villagers: Floating Population in China's Major Cities

Author: Ke Lanjun Ke Lanjun
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This collection of essays is mainly divided into four parts. The first part explores whether the characteristics of rural migrants in urban areas can be explained by the theory of social anomie. The second part describes the measures and policies adopted by the local governments of the sample cities to address and manage the issues related to migrants, studying the strengths and weaknesses of these policies and measures. The third part analyzes the social and living conditions of rural migrants in cities from their own perspectives, their visions for the future, and their social interactions with "urban residents." The fourth part reflects on China's floating population issues from various aspects, including globalization, immigration, urbanization trends, the process of domestic migration, and international migration.