Market transition: government policies, and interprovincial migration in China: 1983-1988

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Events in the late 1980s in China has shown the effect of economic conditions, foreign capital investment, and rural enterprises on interprovincial migration. Results showed that individuals were more likely to leave provinces with a large population and a low development level. There were fewer migrants from provinces with foreign capital investments. There were more migrants from areas with developed rural enterprises, although more educated individuals were less likely to depart from such areas.

Migrants, Research, China, Emigration and immigration, Migration, Internal, Internal migration

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The culture of policy-making in the transition from socialism: price policy in Mongolia

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Mongolia's price reform policy is analyzed to determine the influence of policy-making culture in reforming socialist countries. The price policy, which was derived from the policy-making practices during the socialist era, involved complete price liberalization. The proliferation of price controls resulted as local administrators and other controllers applied the old policy-making structure.

Analysis, Mongolia, Price control, Price regulations, Policy sciences

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Commodity production and ethnic culture: Otavalo, northern Ecuador

Article Abstract:

Transformation to a commodity economy altered Ecuador's Quichua culture. Market expansion restructured local knowledge, which redefined indigenous identity according to new economic and cultural circumstances. Traditional practices such as ceremonial gifting and reciprocal labor exchange were converted into political events and community work.

Social aspects, Economic aspects, Ecuador, Capitalism, Culture diffusion

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