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The Social Cost of Rapid Urbanisation - China's Left Behind Kids

Jim Riley

28th December 2015

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For tens of millions of China's rural adult population, participating in the benefits of economic growth means migrating to the prosperous urban areas. However, in doing so they have left over 60 million children back at home either in the care of elderly relatives or alone.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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