[PDF] Rising Wealth Inequality And Changing Social Structure In Rural China 1988 1995 eBook

Author : Deborah S. Davis
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 2008-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804769877

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The Chinese economy's return to commodification and privatization has greatly diversified China's institutional landscape. With the migration of more than 140 million villagers to cities and rapid urbanization of rural settlements, it is no longer possible to presume that the nation can be divided into strictly urban or rural classifications. Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China draws on a wide variety of recent national surveys and detailed case studies to capture the diversity of postsocialist China and identify the contradictory dynamics forging contemporary social stratification. Focusing on economic inequality, social stratification, power relations, and everyday life chances, the volume provides an overview of postsocialist class order and contributes to current debates over the forces driving global inequalities. This book will be a must read for those interested in social inequality, stratification, class formation, postsocialist transformations, and China and Asian studies.

Author : Shi Li
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 45,95 MB
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107002915

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This book examines the evolution of economic inequality in China from 2002 to 2007; a sequel to Inequality and Public Policy in China (2008).

Author : Ms.Sonali Jain-Chandra
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1484357531

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China has experienced rapid economic growth over the past two decades and is on the brink of eradicating poverty. However, income inequality increased sharply from the early 1980s and rendered China among the most unequal countries in the world. This trend has started to reverse as China has experienced a modest decline in inequality since 2008. This paper identifies various drivers behind these trends – including structural changes such as urbanization and aging and, more recently, policy initiatives to combat it. It finds that policies will need to play an important role in curbing inequality in the future, as projected structural trends will put further strain on equity considerations. In particular, fiscal policy reforms have the potential to enhance inclusiveness and equity, both on the tax and expenditure side.

Author : Shenggen Fan
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 40,46 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0896291286

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Growth, inequality, and poverty; Public capital e investment; Concptual framework and model; Data, estimation, and results.

Author : Björn A. Gustafsson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 2008-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 113947006X

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This volume examines trends in inequality in the People's Republic of China. It contains findings on inequality nationwide, as well as within the rural and urban sectors, with an emphasis on public policy considerations. Several chapters focus on inequality of income; others analyse poverty, inequality in wealth, and the distribution of wages. Attention is given to groups such as migrants, women, and the elderly, as well as the relationship between income and health care funding and the impact of the rural tax reform. All contributors to this volume make use of a large, nationwide survey of Chinese households, the product of long-term co-operation between Chinese and international researchers that is unique in its scope and duration. Using these data, the contributors examine changes in inequality from 1988 to 2002.

Author : Shaohua Chen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 36,25 MB
Release : 2004
Category : China
ISBN :

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"While the incidence of extreme poverty in China fell dramatically over 1980-2001, progress was uneven over time and across provinces. Rural areas accounted for the bulk of the gains to the poor, though migration to urban areas helped. The pattern of growth mattered. Rural economic growth was far more important to national poverty reduction than urban economic growth. Agriculture played a far more important role than the secondary or tertiary sources of GDP. Rising inequality within the rural sector greatly slowed poverty reduction. Provinces starting with relatively high inequality saw slower progress against poverty, due both to lower growth and a lower growth elasticity of poverty reduction. Taxation of farmers and inflation hurt the poor. External trade had little short-term impact. This paper a product of the Poverty Team, Development Research Group is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the causes of country success in poverty reduction"--World Bank web site.