UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL POVERTY AND INEQUALITY TRENDS IN CHINA: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS.

Authors :: Wan, Guanghua
Source :: Review of Income & Wealth; Mar2007, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p25-34, 10p, 3 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: This paper focuses on methodological and empirical issues in analyzing regional poverty and inequality trends in China. It provides a time profile of China's regional inequality, outlines the latest development in inequality decomposition techniques, introduces six papers in this special issue of the Review, and finally offers suggestions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: POVERTY
INCOME inequality
SUBSISTENCE economy
COST of living
ABSOLUTE poverty
EQUALITY
SOCIAL injustice
SOCIAL classes

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