Economic impact of labor migration in rural areas of China | |
| Author | Sun, Yupeng |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RD-13-19 |
| Subject(s) | Rural-urban migration--China Migrant labor--China |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the d egree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. RD-13-19 |
| Abstract | In ternal labor migration has taken place in China in large scale since 1978. Due to the low income from agriculture and limited job employment, rural people moved to urban are for income generation, in order to fulfill the household ‟ s life. With the increase of inequality in economy between rural and urban area, the movement from rural to urban area was becoming popular. A great numbers of migrants are leaving behind their household members, dependents, at the origin to venture economic gain in urban area. An d almost all the households received the remittance from the migrants. But given on the characteristics of migrant, the amount of remittance is different and further the purposes in the use of remittance are also different. The research dealt with the econ omic effects of migration in w estern China t hrough analyzing the c haracteristics of labor migrants and causes of migration and variation s in amount of remittances in both upland and lowland of the study area; as well as the use of remittance . The research was conducted with three groups of high, medium and low based on the remittances they received in the four villages located in Sich ua n of China using a survey questionnaire as a prime tool with a total of 12 9 sampled household s. Other data col lection methods included field observation and key informants. The research focused on both qualitative and quantitative techniques. Main findings of this research found that the internal periodic migration has taken place in the western region of China , due to scarce employment opportunities, poor economic situation and the low income from agriculture. Most of the migrants from both upland and lowland villages in the study area were working as unskilled worker s and they were distributed into different des tinations in China. Most of remittances used for loan repayment and consumption, particularly for the households who received low and moderate remittances . The migration gave negative effects on the household agriculture activity who received low remittanc es, and exerted positive impact on the households who could receive more remittances. Overall, when the overall household income, including remittances, is considered, migration positively affected it. Particularly remittances boosted the purchasing power of the households. The socio economic situation of farm households belonging to migrants would have been worse if the y did not have remittance s as they would not have been able to meet even household ‟ s daily requirements such as food, clothing and housing a dequately . |
| Year | 2013 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. RD-13-19 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Thapa, Gopal B. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Soparth Pongquan;Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Chinese Scholarships Council (CSC) |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |