The Term Floating Population Refers to

question 19

Multiple Choice

The term floating population refers to

• A) the increasingly large number of people migrating from rural to urban areas.
• B) those who move from job to job in China's increasingly capitalist economy.
• C) those workers who transfer from state-owned enterprises to private enterprises.
• D) the large number of foreign migrant workers.
• E) the increasingly large number of persons who are unemployed or underemployed in China's increasingly capitalist economy.

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