The development of the Chinese household registration system and its influence on the current economic development of the country

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ID12846603
AuthorsMatej Buzinkai (corresponding author), František Škvrnda (0000-0002-2573-3409)
Year2014
Volume36
Issue2
Pages199-215
Publication date2014-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety and Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1588-970X • E-ISSN: 1588-9726
PublisherAkadémiai Kiadó (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/socec.36.2014.2.4
OpenAlexW1964350113
LanguageEN
References cited10

In the paper we analyze the development of the Chinese household registration system, the hukou system, since its establishment in the 1950s until today and its influence on the economic development of the PRC. Surplus labour force was released from agriculture when the household responsibility system was introduced. Its allocation into more productive sectors of the economy was conditioned by the reform of the hukou system, which served to prevent the migration of rural population to cities. The hukou system is discriminatory for rural-urban migrants and currently hinders the effective utilization of labour. Furthermore, the relaxing of the system would most likely lead to an increase in consumption levels among Chinese households

Business · Current (fluid · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Engineering · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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