unanticipated consequences of Deng Xiaoping’s economic reform is the issue of China’s left-behind children. This lost generation is mostly the offspring of migrant workers forced to leave villages for cities in search of jobs. Some have argued that as China’s economy grows, nothing highlights the human cost quite like the issue of left-behind children. What will be the negative impacts for China if the government does not deal with it properly?

unanticipated consequences of Deng Xiaoping’s economic reform is the issue of China’s left-behind children. This lost generation is mostly the offspring of migrant workers forced to leave villages for cities in search of jobs. Some have argued that as China’s economy grows, nothing highlights the human cost quite like the issue of left-behind children. What will be the negative impacts for China if the government does not deal with it properly?

Economics:

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285859460

Author:BOYES, William

Publisher:BOYES, William

Chapter17: Development Economics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10E

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