The transformation of the agricultural population and the urbanisation process in China.
"Nine causes for the occurrence of surplus agricultural labour with the modernisation of agriculture have been identified.  Several solutions to this problem are presented.  Urbanisation of the agricultural population in a way suited to China's characteristics is necessary, important and possible."  An example of labor saving through mechanization in Heilongjiang province is presented.
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D000383:Agriculture; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D011153:Population; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D012939:Social Planning; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
Agricultural Development; Asia; Case Studies; China; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Modernization; Population; Research Methodology; Rural Development; Social Change; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization