How dismantling an old registration system could help China’s economy—and why it will be expensive
New guidelines announced on 22 May give migrant labourers access to public services in the cities where they work, regardless of residency status, in a continuation of a decade-long effort to gradually dismantle entrenched regional disparities. The household registration system, known as hukou, has roots in imperial bureaucracy and ties eligibility for entitlements to a person’s official hometown.
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