Lewisian turning point in the Chinese economy [electronic resource] : comparison with East Asian countries /
Minami, R.editor.
Makino, F.editor.
Kim, K.editor.
This volume is concerned with labor market developments in China from a comparative perspective on selected East and South Asian countries. It closely examines the changing structure of China's labor market in the context of the Lewisisan turning point in ecomomic development.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 Turning Point in the Labor Surplus Economy: Concept and Approach; I Theory of the turning point; II TP experiences from historical perspective; III Contents of this volume; References; Part I Lewisian Turning Point in Asian Countries; 2 Turning Point in Japan: Structural Change in the Labor Market and Significance; I Methodology for finding the turning point; II Real wages and wage differentials; III Relation between wages and labor productivity in agriculture
IV Factors and consequences of passing the turning pointV Conclusions; References; 3 Structural Change of the Labor Market and the Turning Point in South Korea; I Employment absorption and agricultural workforce; II Manufacturing real wages and labor supply elasticity; III Marginal labor productivity of agriculture; IV Income distribution; V Conclusions; References; 4 Agricultural Surplus Labor and Poverty in Indonesia; I Wage rates in agriculture; II Labor productivity and real wages; III Changes in rural economy; IV Summary and some issues to be investigated; References
5 Labor Market and the Lewisian Turning Point in ChinaI Recent changes in the labor market; II Agricultural production function and surplus labor; III Outflow of agricultural labor and rural industrial employment; IV Concluding summary and prospect; References; Part II Structural Change of the Labor Market in China: Facts and Factors; 6 Demographic Transition and Regional Employment; I Demographic change and the Lewisian turning point; II Impact of demographic transition on labor market; III Where will the labor-intensive industries go?; IV Demographic dividend in Inland; V Concluding remarks
References7 Regional Migration and Structural Change in the Labor Market; I Composition of migration; II Migration in Sichuan and Guangdong; III Conclusions; References; 8 Foreign Direct Investment and Employment; I Foreign investment in China; II Framework and working hypothesis; III Quantitative analysis and results; IV Conclusions; References; 9 Labor Market Transformation in Shanghai; I Literature review and Shanghai employment surveys; II Outlook of the labor market; III Econometric analysis on labor segmentation; IV Conclusions; References
10 Labor Migration and Urban-Rural Income DisparityI The issues of income data and income statistics; II Rural migration and impact on income; III Model for estimating the urban-rural income gap; IV Re-estimating the urban-rural income gap; V Conclusions; References; Part III Summary and Conclusions; 11 China's Turning Point from an East Asian Perspective: Prospective Recapitulation; I Turning point in the East Asian context; II Consequences of the turning point; III Turning point and prospective outlook; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This volume is concerned with labor market developments in China from a comparative perspective on selected East and South Asian countries. It closely examines the changing structure of China's labor market in the context of the Lewisisan turning point in ecomomic development.
Asia—Economic conditions.
Development economics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Industrial organization.
Economic growth.
Urban economics.
Asian Economics.
Development Economics.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Industrial Organization.
Economic Growth.
Urban Economics.