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Behind the boom : migrant workers in China /

Explaining that the booming Chinese economy depends on the millions of poor migrants who have left the countryside to work in the cities, this video explores the lives of Chinese migrant workers. It profiles a man from one of China's poorest provinces who works for a Shanghai construction compa...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : TV Choice, 2007.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Migrant labor > China > Shanghai.
Rural-urban migration > China > Shanghai.
China > Economic conditions.
Travailleurs migrants > Chine > Shanghai.
Exode rural > Chine > Shanghai.
Chine > Conditions économiques.
Economic history
Migrant labor
Rural-urban migration
China
China > Shanghai
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Explaining that the booming Chinese economy depends on the millions of poor migrants who have left the countryside to work in the cities, this video explores the lives of Chinese migrant workers. It profiles a man from one of China's poorest provinces who works for a Shanghai construction company and contrasts his story with that of a woman who has lived in Shanghai for twelve years and currently runs her own restaurant.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed October 16, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 min.)
Playing Time:00:26:21