Factors influencing the migration intentions of rural workers in the pearl river delta

Social Sciences in China

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-171

  Wang, Jin ^a   Cai, He ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioral migration; Individual motivations for migration; Institutional migration; Migration intentions; Pressure of institutional legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951677838     PISSN: 02529203     EISSN: 19405952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02529200802288559     Document Type: Article

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