Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor, Volume 3
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-34214-9 (ISBN)
This volume is based on Green Book of Population and Labor 2014, originally published in Chinese. Four large topics are covered: current conditions of and outlook for migrant workers, the emergence of the reform dividend, construction of the social security system and labor market development. Chapter One examines the number, employment situation and income among migrant workers. In chapter Two to Four, contributors discuss significance of reforms of the household registration and the education system. The two chapters on social security focus on efforts to build and strengthen the pension and medical insurance systems, basic public services. Some theoretical and practical issues related to labor market development are discussed in the final two chapters. Policy suggestions are provided in this volume.
Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor is a co-publication between Brill and Social Sciences Academic Press (China).
Cai Fang, Ph.D. in economics, is Vice President of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and has been a visiting scholar at many universities around the world. He served as Director of the Institute of Population and Labor Economics at CASS between 1998 and 2014. Cai is also a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the 12th National People’s Congress, and a standing committee member of both the National People’s Congress and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
List of Figures and Tables viii
Part 1: Population, Employment, and Income Distribution
Chapter 1 Monitoring Survey Report on Migrant Workers in 2013 3
Household Survey Office, National Bureau of Statistics
1 Size of the Migrant Worker Population 3
2 Distribution of the Migrant Worker Population by Destination of Work 5
3 The Employment Situation Concerning the Migrant Workers 7
4 Income and Consumption of Outgoing Migrant Workers 10
5 The Living Arrangements of Outgoing Migrant Workers 12
6 The Situation Concerning Rights and Benefits Protection for Migrant Workers 15
7 The Characteristics of New-Generation Migrant Workers 18
Part 2: Transition from the Demographic Dividend to the Reform Dividend
Chapter 2 The Impact of the “Reform Dividend” on China’s Potential Growth Rates 23
Cai Fang and Lu Yang
1 Introduction 23
2 The Economic Basis for the Reform Dividend 26
3 The Growth Effect of the “Reform Dividend” 27
4 Establishing the Priority Areas of Reform 37
Chapter 3 The Benefits of Comprehensively Deepening Household Registration System Reform 46
Du Yang, Cai Fang, Qu Xiaobo, and Cheng Jie
1 The Substance of Household Registration System Reform 46
2 How Deepening Household Registration System Reform Can Bring Growth Dividends 49
3 Empirical Analysis of the Benefits of Household Registration System Reform 52
4 How Much Dividend Can Household Registration System Reform Bring? 58
5 Conclusion 65
Chapter 4 Extending Compulsory Education: Accumulating Human Capital for China’s Transition to the High-Income Stage 69
Du Yang
1 Greater Human Capital Accumulation Needed to Escape the Middle-Income Trap 70
2 Extending Compulsory Education is a Natural Continuation of the Educational Development Strategy 78
3 It is Feasible to Make Senior Middle School Education Compulsory during the Period of the “13th Five Year Plan” 80
4 The Timeline and Roadmap for Extending Compulsory Education 82
Part 3: Building a Better Social Security Network
Chapter 5 The Urban and Rural Old-Age and Medical Insurance Systems: Current State, Challenges, and Countermeasures 89
Cai Fang and Wang Meiyan
1 Introduction 89
2 The Current State of China’s Urban Old-Age and Medical Insurance Systems 90
3 The Current State of China’s Rural Old-Age and Medical Insurance Systems 93
4 Sustainability Challenges Faced by the Urban and Rural Old-Age and Medical Insurance Systems 97
5 Policies to Optimize the Old-Age and Medical Insurance Systems: Debates, Suggestions, and Trends 101
6 Conclusion 105
Chapter 6 An Investigation on Equal Access to Basic Public Services for Rural Migrants 107
Gao Wenshu and Cheng Jie
1 New Developments in Providing Equal Access to Basic Public Services 108
2 Problems and Challenges in Providing Equal Access to Public Services 113
3 Suggestions to Accelerate the Provision of Equal Access to Basic Public Services 117
Part 4: Promoting the Development of Labor Market Institutions
Chapter 7 Ushering in the Long-Awaited: Starting with the Disclosure of the Surveyed Unemployment Rate 125
Cai Fang
1 Facts Concerning the Unemployment Rate and Clarifying Some Misperceptions 125
2 Separating Developmental Phenomena from Cyclical Phenomena: An Observation of China’s Labor Market 133
3 Understanding the New Norm of China’s Economy from the Current State of the Labor Market 144
4 The Reform Dividend: Increasing Labor Supply to Raise Potential Growth Rates 147
8 Labor Relations in China: Current State, Problems, and Policy Suggestions 154
Zhou Xiaoguang and Wang Meiyan
1 Introduction 154
2 The Current State of China’s Labor Relations 155
3 Changes in the State of Labor Relations: Causes and Problems 170
4 Developmental Trends and Policy Suggestions 191
Index 195
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.04.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Chinese Research Perspectives on Population and Labor ; 3 |
| Mitarbeit |
Stellvertretende Herausgeber: Meiyan Wang |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 482 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-34214-1 / 9004342141 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-34214-9 / 9789004342149 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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