Internal migration in China and the United States : a comparative analysis /

1990), this analysis investigates the effects of a selected

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Chi
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:1990), this analysis investigates the effects of a selected
analysis of China's temporary migration from 1985 to 1990
census data. It models the likelihood of being temporary
censuses of China (I 982 and 1990) and the U.S. (1980 and
characteristics. Results from the macro-level multivariate
countries vary substantially. While net migration is closely
ecological approach to explaining migration activity in the
ecological theory and compares it with the inter-state
efficiency ratio. Utilizing data from the latest two
important factor in determining the employment pattern of
indistinct from both of them in the U.S. The micro-level
interprovincial migration of China from the perspective of
is a micro-level logistic analysis of temporary migration on
manufacturing. This inconsistency bears the implication that
measures -- in-, out- and net rates, controlling for
migrants versus being permanent migrants in Beijing during
migration measures to analyze the migration patterns of the
migration of the United States. Five migration measures are
net migration rate, gross migration rate and migration
population size and region. In addition, it also considers
regression analyses suggest that the ability of the
related to in- rather than out-migration in China, it appears
set of ecological factors on three of the five migration
shows that the observed relationships support the hypotheses
temporary migrants in urban areas.
temporary migration. The first part examines the
the 1985-90 period given a set of selected personal
the basis of the Beijing file of the 1% sample of the 1990
the impact of the ecological variables on all the five
the state's policy on migration and employment may be an
the U.S. than in China. Migration patterns of the two
This thesis presents a two-level analysis of China's
two countries is remarkable, although it works less well in
two countries without controlling factors. The second part
used for this study -- in-migration rate, outmigration rate,
with exception of the one regarding employment in
Item Description:"Major subject: Sociology".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 82 leaves ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.