In peri-urban regions of China, the growth of township-villageenterprises
(TVEs) has facilitated the bottom-up industrialization
process. As a result, peri-urban regions have been experiencing
rapid economic and social structural change, encompassing a shift
from an agricultural-based to a manufacturing-dominated economy.
Manufacturing often accounts for 60–70% of gross domestic
product(GDP), and sometimes evenhigher.Accompanied witheconomic
development, the employment structure has been shifting
from agriculture to manufacturing, although agricultural employment
is still a significant source of employment in peri-urban
regions (Webster & Muller, 2002). Due to job opportunities created
by industrial development and low-cost housing, the peri-urban
regions have attracted a large number of outside migrant workers,
leading to rapid population growth. This demographic information,
however, is not officially registered because the migrants neither
possess local “hukou” nor officially register their temporary presence.