A “Double-Pull” Model of Rural Labor Migration and its In Situ Urbanization Effect: Cases Studies of Three Coastal Areas in Southeast China
Received date: 2011-01-04
Request revised date: 2011-06-13
Online published: 2012-01-20
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Based on cases studies in three coastal areas of Southeast China, this paper proposes a "Double-Pull" conceptual model to examine the migration intention and behaviour of the rural labor force and their urbanization effects in the areas characterized by well developed in situ urbanization and little out-migration, using data from a questionnaire survey. The results show that migration frequency of the respondents was low, and short-distance moves were the dominant form of their mobility. At the same time, they demonstrated low migration intention, and for those who did indicate such intention, they tended to choose nearby middle- and small-towns as the destination. Under the framework of "Double Pull" Conceptual Model, the above migration intention and behaviou were the result of the balance of both the rural and the urban pull forces. The "rural pull forces" included employment opportunities, income, social insurance and the sentimental attachment to hometowns; while the "urban pull forces" included employ opportunities, income, residential environments, children′s education, etc.; and the former was much stronger than the latter. In order to achieve maximum benefits, local people tended to choose rural-urban transformation rather than out-migration, and this led to the phenomenon of in situ urbanization, which is different from the conventional urbanization patterns in the past of developed countries. The paper confirms local nature of the endogenous nature of the emergence and development of in situ urbanization and its inevitability, and contributes to a deeper understanding on the micro mechanism of in situ urbanization.
QI Xin-hua , ZHU Yu , ZHOU Yan-ping . A “Double-Pull” Model of Rural Labor Migration and its In Situ Urbanization Effect: Cases Studies of Three Coastal Areas in Southeast China[J]. SCIENTIA GEOGRAPHICA SINICA, 2012 , 32(1) : 25 -30 . DOI: 10.13249/j.cnki.sgs.2012.01.25
Fig. 1 “Double-Pull” conception model of migration in in situ urbanization area图1 就地城镇化地区人口迁移 “双拉力”概念模型 |
Table 1 The main reasons of local employee with migration intention (%)表1 当地职工想迁移的主要原因 (%) |
原因 | 昆山市 (N=10) | 东莞市 (N=8) | 泉州市 (N=22) | 合计 (N=40) |
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找个更好的住处 | 20 | 0 | 22.7 | 17.5 |
找个更好的工作 | 30 | 12.5 | 40.9 | 32.5 |
结婚 | 10 | 0 | 4.5 | 5 |
找个更有利于孩子 受教育的地方 | 10 | 25 | 9.1 | 12.5 |
找个更容易做生意 的地方 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 7.5 |
找个自然环境更好 的地方 | 20 | 37.5 | 18.2 | 22.5 |
其它 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
合计 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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