Invisible China: How the urban–rural divide threatens China's rise.

Invisible China: How the urban-rural divide threatens China's rise Second, on several occasions, the authors say things like "the entire world will be much better off with a thriving China" (p. 154) and "a growing, thriving China is good for the world" (p. 178). This status is very difficult to change, it detrimentally affects citizens with rural I hukou i status, and, most importantly, one's I hukou i status affects virtually every aspect of one's life. [Extracted from the article]

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