Labor Market Segmentation in Urumqi, Xinjiang: Exposing Labor Market Segments and Testing the Relationship between Migration and Segmentation

Howell, Anthony. 2011. “Labor Market Segmentation in Urumqi, Xinjiang: Exposing Labor Market Segments and Testing the Relationship between Migration and Segmentation.” Growth and Change 42(2): 200–226.

27 Pages Posted: 21 Dec 2015

Date Written: April 19, 2011

Abstract

Labor market segmentation and migration are two phenomena that are dramatically reshaping the spatial, economic, and social relationships of many urban cities in both developed and developing countries. To this point, the bulk of Chinese literature falls within the context of area studies, without much effort to link Chinese migration and emerging labor market outcomes to larger global trends and discourse. This research attempts to link the body of internal Chinese migration and emerging labor markets to labor market segmentation theory, primarily developed by urban economists and sociologists. My findings provide evidence that applying labor market segmentation theory to examine emerging markets in China offers fruitful results that help to identify the new urban stratification that exists in China.

Keywords: China, Xinjiang, migration, Uyghur, Han, ethnicity

JEL Classification: J610, O150, O180, R230

Suggested Citation

Howell, Anthony, Labor Market Segmentation in Urumqi, Xinjiang: Exposing Labor Market Segments and Testing the Relationship between Migration and Segmentation (April 19, 2011). Howell, Anthony. 2011. “Labor Market Segmentation in Urumqi, Xinjiang: Exposing Labor Market Segments and Testing the Relationship between Migration and Segmentation.” Growth and Change 42(2): 200–226., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2705949 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2705949

Anthony Howell (Contact Author)

Arizona State University ( email )

United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.tonyjhowell.com

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