Exporting People for Development: The Causes and Consequences of State-Led Family Migration in Qinghai’s Noodle Economy
Modern China: An International Journal of History and Social Science
Published online on March 23, 2026
Abstract
Modern China, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 271-299, May 2026.
This article examines how local states in Qinghai have turned labor export into a development strategy, using the province’s “noodle economy” to promote large-scale, long-term out-migration. Drawing on multi-sited qualitative research, it shows how county ...
This article examines how local states in Qinghai have turned labor export into a development strategy, using the province’s “noodle economy” to promote large-scale, long-term out-migration. Drawing on multi-sited qualitative research, it shows how county ...