Migration and social protection in China /
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| Imprint: | Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2008. |
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| Description: | x, 265 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Series on contemporary China, 1793-0847 ; v. 14 Series on contemporary China ; v. 14. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7479440 |
Table of Contents:
- Section 1. Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Rhetoric and the Reality of Social Protection for China's Migrant Workers
- Section 2. Social Protection and Social Justice
- Chapter 2. Reincorporating the Mingong: Dilemmas of Citizen Status
- Chapter 3. Righting Wrongs: The Language of Policy Reform and China's Migrant Workers
- Section 3. Migrant Participation in Social Protection Schemes
- Chapter 4. The Design of a Social Security System for Rural Migrant Workers in China
- Chapter 5. Correct Ideas and Social Security Reform in China: The Case of Shanghai's Township Insurance
- Chapter 6. Why Do Migrant Workers Not Participate in Urban Social Security Schemes? The Case of the Construction and Service Sectors in Tianjin
- Chapter 7. What Determines the Welfare and Social Security Entitlements of Rural Migrants in Chinese Cities?
- Chapter 8. Social Protection and Migration in China: What Can Protect Migrants from Economic Uncertainty?
- Section 4. The Role of the Household, State and Market in Providing Social Protection
- Chapter 9. Getting By Without State-Sponsored Social Insurance
- Chapter 10. Household Strategies and Migrant Housing Quality in Tianjin
- Chapter 11. The Household as Security: Strategies of Rural-Urban Migrants in China
- Section 5. Conclusions and Future Directions
- Chapter 12. Towards a Harmonious Society: Challenges for China in the Pursuit of Social-Protection-as-Social-Justice
- Index
