| ID | 052290 |
| Title Proper | Reformed migration control and new targetedpeople: China's Hokou system in the 2000s |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wang, Fei-Ling |
| Publication | 2004. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article outlines the latest reforms of China's hukou system in 1997-2002 and reports the system's functional changes and continuities. Today's hukou system still performs two leading functions: the widely discussed internal migration control with reformed mechanisms and the previously scarcely examined socio-political management of the targeted people (zhongdian renkou). An adapted and adjusted hukou system is expected to continue as a key component of China's institutional framework, playing a crucial role to determine socio-political stability, facilitate a rapid but uneven economic growth, and shape socio-economic stratification and spatial inequality in the PRC. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Quarterly Vol.177; Mar 2004: p115-132 |
| Journal Source | China Quarterly No 177 |
| Key Words | Hukou System ; China ; Migration ; People's Republic of China |