Chinese officials’ reluctance to eliminate hukou quickly reflects their observation of the social consequences of rapid or unbalanced urbanization elsewhere, though problems caused by internal migration in other countries typically reflect the absence of opportunity in rural areas, not the attraction of opportunities in urban areas.
Mais l’urbanisation est confrontée à un autre obstacle : le système hukou de permis de résidence qui limite la mobilité et interdit aux migrants (estimés à 200 millions de personnes) de devenir des citoyens pleinement urbains.