Rural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China

How do rural Chinese households deal with the conflicting pressures of migrating into cities to work as well as staying at home to preserve their fields? This is particularly challenging for rice farmers, because paddy fields have to be cultivated continuously to retain their soil quality and value....

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Main Author: Kaufmann, Lena (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2021
Series:New Mobilities in Asia
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