Has China run out of surplus labour?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2011.07.006
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Chinese labour markets; Surplus labour; Rural-urban migration;All these keywords.
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- O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
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