Hukou segregation

2020
china

Hukou segregation refers to the institutionalized system of household registration in China, which divides the population into rural and urban residents. This system has created a social divide between rural and urban populations, with urban residents enjoying better social welfare benefits, access to public services, and more job opportunities compared to their rural counterparts. Hukou segregation has been criticized for perpetuating inequality and limiting social mobility for rural residents. Efforts have been made in recent years to reform the hukou system and reduce the disparities between rural and urban areas.

Further reading

Shen Y.; Luo X. (2023) "Linking spatial and temporal contexts to multi contextual segregation by hukou status in urban China", Journal of Transport Geography, 107(), pp. -. Elsevier Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103540

Shen J.; Xiao Y. (2020) "Emerging divided cities in China: Socioeconomic segregation in Shanghai, 2000 2010", Urban Studies, 57(6), pp. 1338-1356. SAGE Publications Ltd. DOI: 10.1177/0042098019834233

Deng W.J.; Hoekstra J.S.C.M.; Elsinga M.G. (2020) "The urban rural discrepancy of generational housing pathways: A new source of intergenerational inequality in urban China?", Habitat International, 98(), pp. -. Elsevier Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102102