A family-based approach to public rental housing in Chongqing, China: a perspective of rural migrant households

Since 2010, the city of Chongqing in south-western China has built 40 million square metres of public rental housing, responding to China's New Urbanisation Plan. Due to its emphasis on massive provision and the role played by the state, public rental housing in Chongqing has attracted considerable atten-tion. Yet few studies have examined the effects of this scheme on household strategies and experiences from the perspective of rural migrant families. The results of 120 semi-structured interviews with rural migrants show that they tend to adopt a family-based approach to maximise their households' economic and non-economic interests when considering resettling.

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Since 2010, Chongqing in south-western China has constructed 40 million square metres of public rental housing in response to China's New Urbanisation Plan. This scheme, emphasizing massive provision and state involvement, has garnered significant attention. However, little research has explored the impact of this plan on rural migrant families' strategies and experiences. Findings from 120 semi-structured interviews with rural migrants reveal their tendency to adopt a family-based approach in maximizing their households' economic and non-economic interests when considering resettlement.