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Acquiring a Beijing hukou: who is eligible and who is successful?

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Using a localized perspective, this paper explores the gap between the eligibility criteria for a Beijing hukou (household registration) and the reality of successfully acquiring one. By comparing those who are eligible to apply with those who actually succeed in gaining a hukou, it reveals that hukou practices are operated locally to serve the city's development needs. It also reveals huge gaps between migrants, eligible applicants and hukou winners. Most migrants in Beijing are not eligi...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1017/S0305741019001541

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Oxford college:
St John's College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Journal:
China Quarterly More from this journal
Volume:
243
Pages:
855-868
Publication date:
2019-12-09
Acceptance date:
2019-10-21
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EISSN:
1468-2648
ISSN:
0305-7410
Language:
English
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pubs:1063981
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uuid:75531da3-1af4-471c-9717-e3227d1a3255
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pubs:1063981
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1063981
Deposit date:
2019-10-22

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