Journal article
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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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 183.1KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/S0305741019001541
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- 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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1468-2648
- ISSN:
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0305-7410
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English
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pubs:1063981
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pubs:1063981
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1063981
- Deposit date:
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2019-10-22
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- Copyright holder:
- SOAS University of London 2019
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Rights statement:
- © SOAS University of London 2019.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741019001541
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