Research Article
Social Physics and China’s Population Migration
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_106, author={Yun-lin Wang and Ding Li}, title={Social Physics and China’s Population Migration}, proceedings={Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2}, proceedings_a={COMPLEX PART 2}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={Social physics Social network analysis Population migration Economy disparity}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_106} }- Yun-lin Wang
Ding Li
Year: 2012
Social Physics and China’s Population Migration
COMPLEX PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_106
Abstract
Based on the social physics theory, this paper analyzes the economic disparities between different regions in China, and contributes a conceptual model of population migration among eastern, central, western and north-eastern regions. The national 1% population sample investigation data is adopted to build a network of inter-provincial population migration, and the population migration network is analyzed with social network analysis. The results are shown that there is a very strong correlation between migrant population and economy disparity in China, and the migration with obviously geographical characteristics. The eastern region is the main areas for migration-inflow; the central region is the main areas of migration-outflow; the western region is relatively “locked-up”, with a little of population flow; and the migration of the northeast is mainly within its own regional territory.