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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2013, Vol. 12 Issue (10): 1884-1895    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60597-3
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Economic Growth, Demographic Change and Rural-Urban Migration in China
 ZHONG Fu-ning, LI Qing, XIANG Jing , ZHU Jing
1 Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R.China
2 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100732, P.R.China
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摘要  Is China able to maintain fast growth after three decades? This paper tries to answer this question by: 1) arguing that factors contributed to sustained long-run growth at supply side; 2) focusing on contributions of demographic dividend especially that of rural-urban migration; and 3) analyzing rural demographic change with information collected through village-wide household survey. Policy alternatives to realize remaining potential demographic dividend are proposed based on the analysis of changing rural demographic structure.

Abstract  Is China able to maintain fast growth after three decades? This paper tries to answer this question by: 1) arguing that factors contributed to sustained long-run growth at supply side; 2) focusing on contributions of demographic dividend especially that of rural-urban migration; and 3) analyzing rural demographic change with information collected through village-wide household survey. Policy alternatives to realize remaining potential demographic dividend are proposed based on the analysis of changing rural demographic structure.
Keywords:  demographic dividend       rural-urban migration       economic growth       China  
Received: 19 January 2013   Accepted:
Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence ZHONG Fu-ning, Tel: +86-25-84395735, E-mail: fnzhong@njau.edu.cn     E-mail:  fnzhong@njau.edu.cn

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ZHONG Fu-ning, LI Qing, XIANG Jing , ZHU Jing. 2013. Economic Growth, Demographic Change and Rural-Urban Migration in China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 12(10): 1884-1895.

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