The urbanisation of rural migrants and the making of urban villages in contemporary China

Urban Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1525-1540

  Zhan, Yang ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; informal economy; migrant workers; urban villages; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; IMMIGRANT; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; MARGINALIZATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MODERNIZATION; SERVICE SECTOR; URBAN-RURAL MIGRATION; URBANIZATION; VILLAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 85043357670     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098017716856     Document Type: Article

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