Differences of Social Space of Rural Migrant Labor Force: The Influence of Local Quality

Shanshan Wu, Libang Ma (), Lucang Wang, Xianfei Chen and Zhihao Shi
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Shanshan Wu: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Libang Ma: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lucang Wang: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Xianfei Chen: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Zhihao Shi: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: Exploring the spatial differentiation and driving mechanism of labor flow can effectively promote the flow of urban and rural factors and provide a basis for rural revitalization. This paper used the theory of push and pull for reference to explain the role of push and pull in the process of labor migration. On this basis, the paper analyzed the social space characteristics of labor in Longxi County and explored the impact mechanism of local quality on labor migration. It was found that the characteristics of labor migration in Longxi County had a distance attenuation effect and gravitational effect, and the spatial agglomeration of labor attributes was obvious. This was closely related to local quality differences. The labor migration was conducted under the comprehensive effect of the local quality of the source and destination. The local quality of the source was the basic power of the labor migration. The difference in the local quality between destinations was the main reason for the spatial difference in the number and attributes of the labor force. Specifically, the degree of interconnection and cooperation affected the labor migration distance, and the relatively poor employment income-generating capacity and regional livability in the western underdeveloped regions affected the labor quantity. The young and middle-aged labor force was greatly affected by the regional environment.

Keywords: migrant labor forces; social space heterogeneity; local quality; influence mechanism; Longxi county in the loess hilly area of China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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