Does China have an apartheid pass system?

Alexander, P; Chan, A

Does China have an apartheid pass system?

Alexander, P Chan, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2004, 30 (4), pp. 609 - 629
Issue Date:: 2004-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Alexander, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chan, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2004, 30 (4), pp. 609 - 629	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1369-183X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10368
dc.description.abstract	This article makes and defends the claim that China's contemporary household registration system can reasonably be described as a quasi-apartheid pass system. The historical and ideological underpinnings of the two systems vary greatly, and the racial core of the South African system, lacking in China, led to its eventual demise. Nevertheless, the essence of both systems lies in the use of passes to control the influx of rural migrants into urban areas, thereby buttressing cheap-labour economies. Possible explanations for this similarity are presented. Finally, it is argued that in China, as in apartheid South Affica, the pass system is associated with massive abuses of human rights, and that its retention should be opposed. © 2004 Taylor and Francis Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/13691830410001699487	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Demography	en_US
dc.title	Does China have an apartheid pass system?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	30	en_US
utslib.for	1603 Demography	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ACRI - Australia China Relations Institute
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	30	en_US

Abstract:

This article makes and defends the claim that China's contemporary household registration system can reasonably be described as a quasi-apartheid pass system. The historical and ideological underpinnings of the two systems vary greatly, and the racial core of the South African system, lacking in China, led to its eventual demise. Nevertheless, the essence of both systems lies in the use of passes to control the influx of rural migrants into urban areas, thereby buttressing cheap-labour economies. Possible explanations for this similarity are presented. Finally, it is argued that in China, as in apartheid South Affica, the pass system is associated with massive abuses of human rights, and that its retention should be opposed. © 2004 Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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