Internal migrants and labour market discrimination in Shanghai's manufacturing sector

China has witnessed the largest migration wave in human history since the initiation of economic reforms in 1978. Millions of migrants seek job opportunities and higher incomes in cities where economy booms. Without local permanent residential status (local hukou), migrants are subject to social and...

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Main Author: Chen, Yu
Published: University of Glasgow 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495204