Contemporary Minority Migration, Education and Ethnicity in C... - 9781840644432

Contemporary Minority Migration, Education and Ethnicity in ChinaAuthor(s): Robyn Iredale, Naren Bilik, Wang Su, Fei Guo, Caroline Hoy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781840644432, 978-1840644432\nSynopsis\nRural-urban migration is an important aspect in the development of countries. Until the late 1980s China was one of the few countries that controlled population movement both directly and indirectly through policies of economic and social control. The gradual relaxation of these policies has resulted in greater freedom of movement for the population, the effects of which are discussed in this significant [url] book concentrates on the migration of minorities from a social, economic and ethnic perspective and attempts to quantify the overall level of movement. In particular, the authors examine the relationships between education, ethnicity and migration and identify the policies and conditio.