Tag: Migrant education

China Takes Aim at Rural Influx

The New York Times notes the razing of some 30 schools for migrant workers’ children in Beijing over the summer, affecting over 30,000 students. The demolitions, justified by the government on health and safety grounds, highlight the gaping divide between legal residence holders and outsiders in China’s major cities, which threatens to become a dangerous faultline as urbanisation contin

August 30, 2011 11:40 PM

The Migrant on the Street of Eternal Happiness

Since Deng Xiaoping began the policy of economic reform and opening-up, Chinese migrant workers have become the biggest l

July 13, 2012 12:37 PM

Young Migrants Ambivalent About City Life

Young migrant workers struggle to adapt to life in China’s cities according to a new survey, which reports that onl

December 12, 2011 9:18 PM

Beijing: Constant Nightmare, China's Most Liveable City, or Capital of the Future?

An ongoing series at The Economist’s More Intelligent Life site searches for a new global capital, with a particula

September 2, 2011 11:58 PM

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