White-Collar Migrants in Coastal Chinese Cities : Entrepreneurs of Their Professional Career

Pierre-Paul Zalio (1) , Gilles Guiheux (2)

1 IDHE - Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l'Economie
2 CESSMA - Centre d'Etudes en Sciences Sociales sur les Mondes Africains, Américains et Asiatiques

The migration of moderately skilled young service workers that come to the Shanghai metropolis in search of a prosperous and better future is discussed. Such mobile individuals are better prepared to take advantage of the changing structure of the urban economy, as can be seen from the collection of life stories of young white-collar migrants.

Mots clés: White-Collar Migrants; Shanghai metropolis

Domaines: Sociologie

Pierre-Paul Zalio, Gilles Guiheux. White-Collar Migrants in Coastal Chinese Cities : Entrepreneurs of Their Professional Career. China perspectives, 2010, 84, pp.48-59. ⟨halshs-00787730⟩