Return Migration, Entrepreneurship and Local State Corporatism in Rural China: The experience of two counties in south Jiangxi

Rachel Murphy · 2000 · Journal of Contemporary China

Summary. Returned migrants in rural Jiangxi, China introduce capitalist enterprise and market knowledge to their home communities, reshaping local governance. Local officials leverage resources from returnees to fund rural industries and town development. Simultaneously, returnees use their urban experience to negotiate policy changes and infrastructure improvements that support business growth. This two-way dynamic breaks rural isolation and accelerates local economic transformation.

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DOI

10.1080/713675936

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28