With local government officials graded in large part on their ability to generate rapid growth, they largely ignored hukou restrictions and made migration into their cities easy. (carnegieendowment.org)
In China, rapid growth historically encouraged local officials to ignore hukou restrictions. (carnegieendowment.org)
Chinese citizens receive an urban or rural hukou which officially identifies them as residents of a specific area and which allows them to live and work only in that area. (carnegieendowment.org)