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Understanding Inequality and Poverty in China : Methods and Applications / by G. Wan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in Development Economics and Policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Development economics.
- Labor economics.
- Regional economics.
- Space in economics.
- International economic relations.
- Economic development.
- Development Economics.
- Labor Economics.
- Regional and Spatial Economics.
- International Political Economy'.
- Development Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Development Economics.
- Labor Economics.
- Regional and Spatial Economics.
- International Political Economy'.
- Development Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2008.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; 1 Globalization and Regional Income Inequality: Empirical evidence from within China; 2 The Urban-Rural Income Gap and Income Inequality in China; 3 Financial Development and Income Inequality in Rural China 1991-2000; 4 Regional Income Inequality in Rural China, 1985-2002: Trends, Causes and Policy Implications; 5 Human Capital and Wage Determination in Different Ownerships, 1989-97; 6 Income, Income Inequality and Health: Evidence from China
- 7 Social Benefits in Urban China: Determinants and Impact on Income Inequality in 1988 and 20028 China Urban Poverty and its Contributing Factors, 1986-2000; 9 Poverty, Pro-Poor Growth and Mobility: A Decomposition Framework with Application to China; Index
- Notes:
- Published in association with the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER). -- T.p verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611914776
- 9781281914774
- 1281914770
- 9780230584259
- 023058425X
- OCLC:
- 314766243
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