失落的一代:改革开放后第一代农民工在中国现代化进程中的命运

The Fate of Peasant Workers in Chinese Modernization After 1978

改革开放后,第一代农民工用汗水在工厂发展生产,用勤劳在城市中建设繁华,为中国现代化添砖加瓦,但大多数却没有足够收入在城市安家落户,在青春流逝后只能返回乡村,并面临打工积蓄不多、劳动能力衰退、养老无依等问题,迷茫在城乡边缘。当第一代农民工及其后代因利益损害而失去建设的积极性,就会对中国现代化进程抱消极乃至敌视态度,蕴含着社会风险,因此应改革相关土地制度,赋予他们自由选择在城市或乡村居住的权利,过上有尊严的生活。

After the Reform and Opening in 1978, the peasant workers came to the city and played an important role in Chinese modernization after 1978. But most of them could not settle down in the city. When the first generation of migrant workers and their offspring could not get appropriate income, they would lose their enthusiasm on Chinese modernization. So, we should reform the land system so that they could live a dignified life.