Full Description
This book explores trends of inequality and poverty in China, identifies their causes and assesses their consequences, analyzing in detail the regional/personal variation in incomes, measures of human wellbeing, the gap between the coastal regions and the interior regions, and urban-rural disparity.
Contents
Preface; G.Wan Globalization and Regional Inequality in China: Evidence from within China; G.Wan, M.Lu& Z.Chen The Urban-Rural Gap and Income Inequality in China; T.Sicular, Y.Ximing, B.Gustafsson& L.Shi Financial Development and Income Inequality in Rural China, 1991-2000; Z.Liang Regional Income Inequality in Rural China 1985-2002: Trend, Causes and Policy Implications; G.Wan Human Capital and Wage Determination in Different Ownerships 1989-1997; X.Chunbing Income, Income Inequality, and Health: Evidence from China; H.Li& Y.Zhu Social Benefits in Urban China: Determinants and Impact on Income Inequality in 1988 and 2002; Q.Gao China Urban Poverty and its Contributing Factors, 1986-2000; X.Meng, R.Gregory& G.Wan Poverty, Pro-Poor Growth and Mobility: A Decomposition Framework with Application to China; Y.Zhang& G.Wan
