MIGRANTS, URBAN VILLAGES, AND COMMUNITY SENTIMENTS: A CASE OF GUANGZHOU, CHINA

Abstract

Abstract The hundreds of millions of migrant workers from China's vast rural hinterlands today constitute a significant part of the urban labour force. Residence in urban villages, to them, is a preferred and in most cases the only affordable choice. This study provides a systematic account of the profiles of migrants in urban villages and explores their sentiments towards the community as revealed by the levels of community satisfaction and community attachment. The results show that,...