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Structural transformation and income distribution : kuznets and beyond

Kanbur, Ravi - 2017

This paper explores the question of structural transformation and income distribution through the eyes of the pioneer in such analysis, Simon Kuznets. It argues that his 1955 paper stands the test of time in providing insights which are relevant to understanding current phenomena like the...

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Structural transformation, inequality, and inclusive growth in China

Li, Yanan; Xing, Chunbing - 2020

In this paper, we analyse the relationship between China's structural transformation and the inclusiveness of its economic growth. China's economy has undergone significant structural changes since it initiated the economic reforms in 1978. Economic activities have shifted from the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181039

Two Sides of the Same Coin? Rebalancing and Inclusive Growth in China

Lee, Il - 2013

, education, access to health insurance, and labor market variables, including the sector of employment and enterprise size … and expenditure system, higher public spending on health and education, deregulation and reforms to increase competition …

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Unequal growth : how household incomes and poverty in urban China have developed since 1988, with an emphasis on the period from 2007 to 2013

Gustafsson, Björn; Ding, Sai - 2017

This chapter investigates how household income, income inequality, and poverty among urban residents in China have developed since 1988, with an emphasis on the period from 2007 to 2013. We use data from the China Household Income Project (CHIP) to show that during a period when many countries...

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The rise of China's global middle class in international perspective

Sicular, Terry; Yang, Xiuna; Gustafsson, Björn - 2021

Defining the 'global middle class' as being neither poor nor rich in the developed world, we estimate the size of the …

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The rise of China's global middle class in international perspective

Sicular, Terry; Yang, Xiuna; Gustafsson, Björn - 2021

Defining the ‘global middle class’ as being neither poor nor rich in the developed world, we estimate the size of the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012591395

Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Urban China, 1986-2000

Meng, Xin; Gregory, Robert G.; Wang, Youjuan - 2021

to spend on education, housing and medical care which were previously paid by the state. In addition, the increase in the …

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China's Growth and Poverty Reduction : Recent Trends between 1990 and 1999

Chen, Shaohua; Wang, Yan - 2005

benefited much less from economic growth than the rich. Education is positively and significantly related to growth and poverty … reduction - but the regional disparities of education are widening. Education must be more equitably distributed if China is to … huge regional disparity in human capital stock. And the distribution of education is becoming increasingly skewed. China …

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The Great Chinese Inequality Turnaround

Kanbur, Ravi - 2017

The high level of inequality in China has been a focus of interest for policy makers and researchers. However, few studies have evaluated the trend since 2010. With changes in the economic structure and new policy tools introduced in recent years, a revisit of Chinese inequality should give us...

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Rural Income Volatility and Inequality in China

Whalley, John - 2010

Current literature based on analyses of rural income volatility in China decompose poverty into chronic and transient components using longitudinal survey data and assesses the fraction of the Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke poverty gap attributable to mean income over time being below the poverty...

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