Contemporary Minority Migration, Education and Ethnicity in China

Rural-urban migrations are an important aspect in the development of countries. Until the late 1980s China was one of the few countries that controlled population movement both directly and indirectly through policies of economic and social control. The gradual relaxation of these policies has resulted in greater freedom of movement for the population, the effects of which are focussed on in this volume. The central theme is the migration of minorities from a social, economic and ethnic perspective and an attempt to quantify the overall level of movement. In particular the relationships between education, ethnicity and migration are examined and the policies and conditions conducive to achieving positive outcomes for minority migrant households are identified. The book aims to increase our understanding of the effects of movement, on the social, economic and ethnic status of migrant families. Using existing census data as a starting point, and drawing on a unique survey in four different regions, it also demonstrates an extensive collaboration between Australian and Chinese scholars.