The Urbanization of People : : The Politics of Development, Labor Markets, and Schooling in the Chinese City /

The Urbanization of People : : The Politics of Development, Labor Markets, and Schooling in the Chinese City / / Eli Friedman.

Amid a vast influx of rural migrants into urban areas, China has allowed cities wide latitude in providing education and other social services. While millions of people have been welcomed into the megacities as a source of cheap labor, local governments have used various tools to limit their access...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
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Friedman, Eli,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 20 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 CONCEPTUALIZING THE POLITICS OF URBANIZATION
  • 2 URBAN DEVELOPMENTALISM AND THE INVERTED WELFARE STATE
  • 3 THE MIGRANT SCHOOL
  • 4 RENDERED SURPLUS
  • 5 POPULATION MANAGEMENT’S “HARD EDGE”
  • 6 REPRODUCTIVE SHOCK ABSORBERS
  • CONCLUSION: Global Extensions
  • METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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