China鈥檚 Labor Transition and the Future of China鈥檚 Rural Wages and Employment

This report contributes to the assessment of China鈥檚 rural labor markets and conjectures about the future of rural wages and employment

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2012
Country:
China
Document Type:
Discussion Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
1 January 2012
Authors:
Rozelle, S. and Huang, J.

Abstract

This report contributes to the assessment of China鈥檚 rural labor markets and conjectures about the future of rural wages and employment. It also assesses/raises a number of issues about China鈥檚 labor markets: including the impact of labor shifts on those left in rural areas (land rental and investment); the response to the financial crisis (or 2008); and other issues and challenges (in the urban labor markets and in human capital investment into poor rural areas and China鈥檚 future stability and growth).

Citation

Rozelle, S.; Huang, J. China鈥檚 Labor Transition and the Future of China鈥檚 Rural Wages and Employment. World Bank, Washington DC, USA (2012) 81 pp. [WDR 2013 Background Paper]

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