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Why is there a high potential for urbanization in China? |
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Huge reservoir of
hidden rural excess labor (estimated 100 - 200 million) |
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"Closed City
Policy" in the 1950s and 1960s has caused backlog |
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High labor demand in
urban industry and service sector |
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Higher urban income |
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Attraction and
advantages of city life (better education facilities, better health services, more
entertainment) |
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While migration is
still controlled in China, restrictions have been loosened (one can buy urban residence
registration in some provinces) |
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Revision 2.0 (First revision published in 1999)
- Copyright © 2011 by Gerhard K. Heilig. All rights reserved. (First revision: Copyright © 1999 by IIASA.) |
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