title: Rural-to-urban migration in China.
abstract: "One consequence of economic reform in China has been the greatly accelerated migration of labour from rural areas to cities. Estimates suggest an annual migrant labour flow of around 50-60 million people, of whom 10-15 million have settled permanently in cities. This article surveys the information that has become available from a number of population and labour surveys. It covers the volume, spatial and temporal dimension of rural-to-urban migration, the characteristics of migrant labourers, the determinants of migration and the impact of migration on China's rural and urban economy."
authors.forename: H X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Labor Migration; Migration; Population; Population Dynamics; Rural-urban Migration