The great migration rural-urban migration in China and Indonesia / [electronic resource] :
edited by Xin Meng ... [et al.].
- Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2010.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 262 p.) : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. China -- pt. II. Indonesia.
This fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is expected to migrate, transforming their respective societies from primarily rural to urban based.