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Migration and social protection in China /

China has an estimated 120-150 million internal migrants from the countryside living in its cities. These people are the engine that has been driving China's high rate of economic growth. However, until recently, little or no attention has been given to the establishment of a social protection...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nielsen, Ingrid, Smyth, Russell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2008.
Colección:Series on contemporary China ; v. 14.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:China has an estimated 120-150 million internal migrants from the countryside living in its cities. These people are the engine that has been driving China's high rate of economic growth. However, until recently, little or no attention has been given to the establishment of a social protection regime for migrant workers. This volume examines the key issues involved in establishing social protection for them, including a critical examination of deficiencies in existing arrangements and an in-depth study of proposals that have been offered for extending social security coverage. Featuring contri.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 265 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789812790507
9812790500
ISSN:1793-0847 ;