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Labor Migration and Time Use Patterns of the Left-behind Children and Elderly in Rural China

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ID11915917
AuthorsHongqin Chang (Taiyuan University of Technology), Xiao‐yuan Dong (0000-0003-1267-6596, University of Winnipeg), Xiao-Yuan Dong, Fiona Macphail (0000-0003-3437-2315, University of Northern British Columbia)
Year2011
Volume39
Issue12
Pages2199-2210
Publication date2011-06-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-750X • E-ISSN: 1873-5991
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.05.021
OpenAlexW2063620455
LanguageEN
Citations received153
References cited57

China · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Internal migration · Left behind · Mental health · Multivariate analysis · Political science · Population · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Work (physics · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Demography · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Gerontology

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