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Study On The Interactive Relationship Between Migrant Labor And Economic Development Of The Pearl River Delta

Posted on:2009-04-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:N ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2189360272455273Subject:Regional Economics
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Since the eighties of the 20th century, with China's reform and opening-up and socio-economic development, population's large scale flow has already become the whole social dynamic important contents of people. Especially since 1990s, the increase year in and year out of quantity of floating population, "farmers' frenzied hunt for work in cities" annual tide get up tide, become will it be the end the 20th century China one of the most noticeable phenomena of the social economic life.Guangdong, as the forward position of reform and opening-up of our country, is one of the areas where the national economy is developed. Its rapid economic growth is the main reason for attracting migrant labor. The Pearl River Delta is one of the main inflow grounds of the national floating population. While the Pearl River Delta creates a large number of employment opportunities for migrant labor of the whole country, migrant labor increases enormous contribution for the economy of the Pearl River Delta at the same time too. Migrant labors become the main driving force to promote the socio-economic development of the Pearl River Delta. And this is just a concrete representation of China's "Demographic Bonus" in the Pearl River Delta.Based on presentation the scale, the source and the distribution of migrant labor, the paper analyze the economic growth, industrialization, urbanization and other aspects of the Pearl River Delta. Migrant labor becomes the most important role to promote the economic development. At the same time, there are some problems in the Pearl River Delta labor market. In recent year, the "Shortage of Peasant-laborers" is a common phenomenon in many companies. The paper figures that it is the structural shortage of migrant labor. It will affect production costs rising and industry upgrading. Finally, it predicts development trend of migrant labor, and make the relevant policy recommendations.
Keywords/Search Tags:Migrant labor, "Demographic Bonus", Shortage of peasant-laborers, industry upgrading
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