Fighting for privilege Residents clash over plans to let the children of migrants sit exams in Beijing

The Economist:

The heart of the problem is China's system of household registration, or hukou. It forms the basis by which local governments define the privileges to which residents are entitled. Beijing has a large migrant population and is also home to many of the country's best government-funded schools and universities. The city is not keen to make it easier for holders of non-Beijing hukou to grab a share of these spoils. Even private schools set up specifically for the children of rural migrants are routinely razed by city officials. In effect, a kind of apartheid is at work./i>

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 13, 2012 2:15 AM
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