Internal mobility of the population and urbanization of China in the light of the problem of sustainable development of territories
Abstract
The system of population registration at the place of permanent residence adopted in China has for a long time restrained the migration of rural population to cities, which are the drivers of sustainable economic growth. As a result, a pronounced imbalance in the level of economic development of Chinese regions and the phenomenon of "floating population" emerged. At present, there is a gradual process of reforming this system in the direction of removing restrictions on population mobility. Therefore, the research problem is to find a relationship between China's internal population mobility and urbanization to identify the potential of sustainable development of territories. Based on the data of the seventh national census of China, a comparative assessment of population mobility in Chinese regions was carried out, and the factors of population migration and its socio-economic consequences were identified. The analysis was carried out for 31 provincial-level administrative units (without Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao). The conclusions are drawn about the growth of population mobility, the presence of significant potential for urban growth and sustainable development of territories, and the importance of removing restrictions on population mobility and creating conditions for the growth of economic activity in the regions of outflow of labor migrants.
About the Authors
Eerlan Alai
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alai Eerlan – postgraduate student
Yekaterinburg
E. B. Bedrina
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena B. Bedrina – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor
Yekaterinburg
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Alai E., Bedrina E.B. Internal mobility of the population and urbanization of China in the light of the problem of sustainable development of territories. Vestnik of Samara State University of Economics. 2025;(6):17-28. (In Russ.)
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