An assessment of the determinants of interprovincial migration in China, 1982-1987

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dc.contributor.authorHoe, Ruanen
dc.contributor.committeechairFuller, Theodore D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFlora, Cornelia B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWimberley, Dale W.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:33:29Zen
dc.date.adate2009-04-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:33:29Zen
dc.date.issued1990-04-23en
dc.date.rdate2009-04-08en
dc.date.sdate2009-04-08en
dc.description.abstractThis study attempted to assess the major determinants of interprovincial migration in the People's Republic of China. The findings suggest that the classical gravity and pull-push hypotheses can also find supporting evidence in the People's Republic of China. Basically, the differential socio-economic characteristics and circumstances determined interprovincial population movement, but relatively speaking, the destination factors played more important roles. Among the variables examined in the study, destination investment and agricultural income level had the strongest pull-force on migrants. On the other hand, unemployment of destination was found to have a push-force discouraging migrants. From the contrast between the positive effect of the destination investment and negative one of the destination unemployment, a conclusion was drawn that the interprovincial migration was largely job-related. Moreover, people in the origin with a higher level of industrialization were less likely to migrate. The analysis also found that the higher level of educational attainment at the origin relative to that at the destination, the higher the migration. In addition, in spite of the similar influence of population and distance on male and female migration streams, the socio-economic conditions affected male migration stream to a larger extent than female migration streams.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentv, 83 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04082009-041410en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04082009-041410/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42002en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1990.H64.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 22751829en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1990.H64en
dc.subject.lcshMigration, Internal -- Chinaen
dc.titleAn assessment of the determinants of interprovincial migration in China, 1982-1987en
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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