In this paper we aim to explore the segmentation structure of Chinese labor markets, especially gender-related segmentation, at a local level. Through a case-study approach, the discussion is centered on the multiple dualities of the local labor market determined by gender, place, migration, and...

There is considerable debate in the literature on the extent and magnitude of Chinese rural land-use change since the onset of reforms in 1978. Moreover, there is little agreement on the factors leading to rural land-use change. Urbanization of the countryside, rural industrialization and...

Studies of migration and financial globalization focus on either the movement of money, with people staying put, or on the movement of people, with little attention to the impact of the money that moves with them. This paper uses in-depth interviews with executives at ethnic-Chinese foreign-bank...

Global migration is transforming not just urban populations, but the nature and economic roles of ethnic banks -- that is, banking institutions owned and operated by minorities. Academic research on ethnic banks has until now focused on the circumstances of African-American-owned banks. This...