Rural-urban migration is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the economic and demographic landscape of Chinese cities. Over the past two decades, China has transformed itself from a relatively immobile society to one in which more than 10 percent of the population are migrants. China's mobility rate is still low compared with that of advanced industrial economies, the sheer size of the migrant flows and their dramatic economic and social consequences have already profoundly affected economic growth and urban development. Looking ahead, decision makers at all levels will need to craft policies that address issues of migration and rural-urban migrants issues that are hotly debated among scholars, Chinese policy makers, and others. This report presents recent findings that describe migration patterns and changes since the 1980s.

This book is both a significant countribution to the literature on utility reform, assisting those who seek to understand the effects of these reforms, and an invaluanle guide for those designing infrastucture ferorms, in ECA and elsewhere

This publication presents the findings of the Paris and Prague seminars organized by the World Bank and European Commission to support the efforts of ten Central European countries to integrate smoothly into the European Union

Costs and Benefits of Economic Integration in Asia is an essential reference on the controversy and consensus on economic integration, and how it will influence individual Asian countries, the region as a whole, and the world, for decades to come

The reconciliation of financial supervision structures with country needs analyzes the experience of various leaders and politicians from different countries to mutually enrich ideas on the structure of financial supervision and a better understanding of why and how some countries have begun structural changes. This timely book also determines the pros and cons of various models of financial supervision

The authous prjpose a decompositon of differences in entire distrybutions of household incomes, forces that underpin the changes in poverty and inequality that accompany the progress of economic development

China's emergence as a global economic player has been accompanied by a major internal transformation. Over the past decade, the economy has made the transition from complete reliance on state-owned and collective enterprise to a mixed economy where private enterprise also plays a strong role

This book examines issues at the forefront of the debate on land law reform, gives special attention to how reform options affect the poor and disadvantaged groups of the population, and recommends strategies for more effectively overcoming poverty through land law reform

This book is a compilation of articles by 27 experts at the World bank, who have collaborated to provide some basic information on 17 of the global issues that matter most to nthe future shape of our world

The guide maps out a public interest approach to fostering free, independent, and pluralistic broadcast media