A Deep Analysis of the Chinese Hukou System

This book explores China's hukou system, by which individuals are registered in a specific geographic region, and the prospects for reform. The history of the hukou system and its instrumental role in Chinese urbanization and labor markets is explained, and readers get a sense of what issues are prioritized by Chinese policymakers as they contemplate reform or change to this system, from hukou-based labor market discrimination, inequality of opportunity, multi-dimensional poverty of rural migrants, the public health consequences of non-hukou migration, and old age insurance for migrants without hukous. The author concludes with a stirring and practical call for hukou reform, articulating a cost-benefit model and providing an array of policy suggestions. This book will interest scholars of Chinese society, demographics and future urbanization.

Explores the future of China's hukou system Analyzes the dynamics of Chinese demographics Investigates the future of Chinese urbanization

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Yang Song is currently a Professor and Assistant Dean of School of Economics at Renmin University of China; he obtained a Ph. D degree in Economics from the Department of Economics at Cornell University in 2013. His research interest mainly lies in labor and development economics with a focus on income distribution and labor market issues in China.

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Part I Brief Introduction to China's Hukou System.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Current Situation of China's Hukou System.- Part II Comprehensive Impact of the Hukou System.- Chapter 3: Labour Market Discriminations Induced by the Hukou System.- Chapter 4: Unequal Opportunities Induced by the Hukou System.- Chapter 5: The Hukou System and Migrant Workers' Multidimensional Poverty.- Chapter 6: Health Impact of the Hukou System on Migrant Workers.- Chapter 7: Impact of the Hukou System on Old-age Care for Migrant Workers.- Part III Hukou System Reform Path Analysis.- Chapter 8: Significance, Current Situation and Difficulties of Hukou System Reform.- Chapter 9: Is Hukou System Reform Cost-effective -- A Simulation Analysis Based on the Labour Market Model.- Chapter 10: Policy Analysis of Hukou System Linkage Reform.- Chapter 11: Policy Recommendations for Hukou System Reform.

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