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Hukou System in contemporary China. What is the hukou system?

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What is the hukou system and why does it matter when we talk about mobility in contemporary China?
(1) responds to all aspects of the prompt, (2) use concrete examples from the text(s) to validate your response and be sure to cite (page numbers needed and accurately cites at least one explicit point/argument in the reading(s)), and (3) draws connections across two of the readings.
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1 Bao, Shuming. 2016. Population: Demographic Changes and Challenges. In Veeck et al. 2016. pp. 155-181.
2 Leng 2019 China's growth being held back by restrictive registration system, urbanization expert says
https://www(dot)scmp(dot)com/economy/china-economy/article/3020073/chinas-growth-being-held-back-restrictive-resident

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Hukou System
The hukou system is a household registration system that was established in 1958 in the People’s Republic of China. This system serves the purpose of regulating rural to urban migration and the subsequent access to many public services such as housing and employment (Bao 157). It is usually based on the birthplace of the document holder (Leng). This system affects the mobility of Chinese workers because rural and urban Chinese have different hukou which gives them access to different benefits. While this system has worked in the past, it is now affecting the economic growth of contemporary China. According to Leng, the hukou system restricts the mobility of migrant workers who are essential in providing the necessary labor force in regions with high productivity. A limited labor force implies that a city will not be able to sustai...
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