Migration and Urbanization in China by Lincoln H. Day Ma Xia Ma Xia

Author:Lincoln H. Day, Ma Xia, Ma Xia [Lincoln H. Day, Ma Xia, Ma Xia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Regional Studies
ISBN: 9781315484075
Google: 9I2lDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-25T03:48:41+00:00

While these ideas have less relevance to a centrally planned economy than to a market economy, the continuing importance of the family as a source of economic and social support in old age in China, together with new policies fostering some initiatives in individual enterprise, suggest that family welfare is likely to be a significant underlying influence on the patterns and selectivity of migration in China. For women, family considerations are commonly the decisive factors in their migration, whether because of marriage, accompanying the husband on an employment transfer, or – especially in later life – going to live with relatives. The underdevelopment of government support for vulnerable groups in China, such as the poor, the disabled and the aged, implies that the family necessarily has the key role in this sphere and migration is one important response to its obligations. Recent research on the aged in developing countries, however, has indicated that they wish to preserve their economic independence as long as they can – for example, by continuing to work and by not distributing their assets to children (Torrey, 1988: 495). While the Survey data help to elucidate some aspects of migration and the family, clarification of the nature of the family as a source of welfare, and of the role of migration in facilitating this role, must await more detailed inquiry into such questions as the extent to which migrants send remittances to relatives, the role of the family in supporting the frail aged, and the frequency with which relatives live in neighboring dwellings and render mutual assistance.

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