对中国流动人口“梯次流动”的理论思考

针对中国大规模流动人口的流动特点及其流动过程进行理论思考,提出梯次流动概念和流动人口的梯次流动形式、前提条件和原理。将梯次流动定义为在流动迁移的过程中,流动人口凭借自身以及外部的力量不断改善其个人和家庭的福利状况,从而呈现出的一种渐进性的向上流动现象。梯次流动成为一种人口流动中不断优化决策的过程,梯次流动的实现需要一定的社会经济环境,中国近三十年来的改革开放和社会经济发展创造了必要的条件,促成了梯次流动动机的形成和实现的可能。梯次流动的分析视角有助于从微观视角分析个人流动到家庭流动迁移完成的过渡过程,更好地认识中国流动人口现象的特殊性并完善相应的政策与制度。

On the Laddering Migration of China's Floating Population

Focusing on the characteristics of floating population and the process of population migration in China,this paper introduces a concept of laddering migration,its forms,preconditions and reasons.Laddering migration is defined as in the process of migration,the floating population or migrants,with self or external forces,gradually improve the wellbeing of themselves and their family and achieves a socioeconomic upward mobility.Socioeconomic environment plays an important role to realize the laddering migration,China's reform in the past three decades and rapid socioeconomic developments have provided the necessary environment and incentives to realize it.Laddering migration can be used as a micro analytical perspective on migration process of families in China,and to improve the understanding of migrant families and relevant policies.