Changing Patterns and Determinants of Interprovincial Migration in China 1985-2000

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 384-402

  Shen, Jianfa ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Census data; China; Determinants; Migration model; Migration pattern

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INTERNAL MIGRATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION MODELING; REGIONAL PATTERN; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84857916042     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.668     Document Type: Article

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