Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?
Because land is scarce, farmers in China increasingly have to rely on nonfarm activities to enhance their incomes. The functioning of rural nonfarm labor markets is therefore crucial in determining who has access to nonfarm employment. Previous studies have identified human capital as a key factor d...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2001
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| author | Zhang, Xiaobo Li, Guo |
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| description | Because land is scarce, farmers in China increasingly have to rely on nonfarm activities to enhance their incomes. The functioning of rural nonfarm labor markets is therefore crucial in determining who has access to nonfarm employment. Previous studies have identified human capital as a key factor determining the selection of workers in the rural nonfarm economy. Using a detailed household survey of northern and northeastern China, this paper shows that guanxi (social networks), has also played an important role. With limited nonfarm job opportunities and poor market information, farmers with better social contacts are more likely to obtain nonfarm jobs. Moreover, guanxi has a larger effect on the nonfarm employment opportunities of male workers than female workers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1557482025-11-06T06:17:18Z Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? Zhang, Xiaobo Li, Guo employment rural areas social networks Because land is scarce, farmers in China increasingly have to rely on nonfarm activities to enhance their incomes. The functioning of rural nonfarm labor markets is therefore crucial in determining who has access to nonfarm employment. Previous studies have identified human capital as a key factor determining the selection of workers in the rural nonfarm economy. Using a detailed household survey of northern and northeastern China, this paper shows that guanxi (social networks), has also played an important role. With limited nonfarm job opportunities and poor market information, farmers with better social contacts are more likely to obtain nonfarm jobs. Moreover, guanxi has a larger effect on the nonfarm employment opportunities of male workers than female workers. 2001 2024-10-24T12:42:31Z 2024-10-24T12:42:31Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155748 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Zhang, Xiaobo; Li, Guo. 2001. Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? EPTD Discussion Paper 74. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155748 |
| spellingShingle | employment rural areas social networks Zhang, Xiaobo Li, Guo Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? |
| title | Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? |
| title_full | Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? |
| title_fullStr | Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? |
| title_short | Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment? |
| title_sort | does guanxi matter to nonfarm employment |
| topic | employment rural areas social networks |
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