The Great Exodus

• Published in: China agricultural economic review Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 3 - 15
• Main Author: Cai, Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 05.02.2018; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Agricultural industry; Agriculture; Allocative efficiency; Capital; Economic conditions; Economic development; Economic growth; Economic models; Economic reform; Economics; Employment; Farmers; Farming; Farmworkers; GDP; Grain; Gross Domestic Product; Households; Human resources; Income; Labor; Labor economics; Labor migration; Labor productivity; Manual workers; Migration; Mobility; Poverty; Productivity; Rationing; Reforms; Rural areas; Rural communities; Shortages; Urban areas; China; Labour transfer; Hukou system reform; Resources reallocation; Chinese economy
• ISSN: 1756-137X; 1756-1388
• DOI: 10.1108/CAER-10-2017-0178

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the process of rural labor reallocation and unfolds its growth effect through sufficiently supplying human resources, preventing diminishing return to capital, and increasing labor productivity. Design/methodology/approach The author surveys literature...