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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"hukou status"”.
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Resource allocation and Hukou status conversion : inequality under China's Hukou system
The Hukou system has been a basic institution in Chinese society for several decades. My thesis explores whether, after nearly 30 years of reform and opening up in China, this system still plays a role in individuals’ lives and if so, what is this role? This study uses qualitative data from policy …
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Point-Based Hukou Policy Direction: An Examination of Reproduction of Social Inequalities in China, 2010-14
… the country’s contemporary point-based hukou policy. The hukou system serves as both institutional capital and a barrier, both defining or limiting the distribution of life chances. It can be categorised as agricultural/rural hukou and non-agricultural/urban hukou. Institutional capital …
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Internal migrants and labour market discrimination in Shanghai’s manufacturing sector
… booms. Without local permanent residential status (local hukou), migrants are subject to social and economic constraints. This thesis examines the extent to which migrants are disadvantaged and discriminated in Shanghai’s manufacturing sector. The thesis further explains the underlying …
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Higher Education Admissions in Beijing: Independent Freshman Admissions and the Influence of Family, Schooling, and Gender
… the important role of residential background and hukou status, as well as key- point school attendance in university admission of students both through Gaokao route and IFA participation. I also explored some of the reasons behind female students’ uptake of a STEM degree. Second, using multinomial …
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Internal Migration in China: New Perspectives on Family Life
… to become part of the urban workforce. The hukou household registration system means that migrant workers experience various forms of disadvantage relative to those born in cities, in terms of access to housing and other social amenities; in addition, families are often separated for …