The Influence of Labor Out-migration on Rural Households Livelihood Capital in Western Rural China: An Empirical Analysis in Qinling Mountain Area

摘要：

This paper analyzes the influence of labor outmigration on rural households livelihood capitals by employing the data obtained from a household survey in Chinas Qinling mountain area carried out in 2008. It is found that there are significant differences in the amounts of livelihood capitals according to whether the household has family member(s) who migrated out. These are called migrant households. The degree of influence of the migration varies among the different types of capitals. The characteristics of migration also exert different influences on the different types of rural households livelihood capitals. The analysis may contribute to the development of an approach to improving household livelihoods in remote mountain areas of western China.

关键词： Labor force Migration Migrant households Livelihood capital Rural household

作者: LI Cong LI Shu-zhuo Marcus W. Feldman Gretchen C. Daily

作者单位: School of Management, Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, P.R. China, 710049 Institute for Population and Development Studies, Xian Jiaotong University,Xian, P.R. China, 71004 Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University, Stanford,USA, CA 94305 Woods Institute for the Environment Studies, Stanford University, Stanford, USA, CA 94305

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2010 International Conference on Public Administration(6th)(2010 第六届公共管理国际会议)

会议地点: 澳大利亚堪培拉

会议语种:英文

页码: 150-158

在线出版日期: 2010-10-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）