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The development of the Chinese household registration system and its influence on the current economic development of the country

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  • Matej Buzinkai

    (University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of International Relations, Bratislava, Slovakia)

  • František Škvrnda

    (University of Economics in Bratislava, Department of International Politics, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Abstract

In the paper we analyze the development of the Chinese household registration system, the hukou system, since its establishment in the 1950s until today and its influence on the economic development of the PRC. Surplus labour force was released from agriculture when the household responsibility system was introduced. Its allocation into more productive sectors of the economy was conditioned by the reform of the hukou system, which served to prevent the migration of rural population to cities. The hukou system is discriminatory for rural-urban migrants and currently hinders the effective utilization of labour. Furthermore, the relaxing of the system would most likely lead to an increase in consumption levels among Chinese households.

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  • Matej Buzinkai & František Škvrnda, 2014. "The development of the Chinese household registration system and its influence on the current economic development of the country," Society and Economy, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 36(2), pages 199-215, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:soceco:v:36:y:2014:i:2:p:199-215
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    Cited by:

    1. Yuting Cao & Ran Liu & Wei Qi & Jin Wen, 2020. "Urban Land Regulation and Heterogeneity of Housing Conditions of Inter-Provincial Migrants in China," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(11), pages 1-21, November.
    2. Yuting Cao & Ran Liu & Wei Qi & Jin Wen, 2020. "Spatial Heterogeneity of Housing Space Consumption in Urban China: Locals vs. Inter-and Intra-Provincial Migrants," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-26, June.

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    Keywords

    hukou system reform; rural-urban migration; Lewisian turning point; household consumption;
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    JEL classification:

    • N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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