Many studies of regional disparity in China have focused on the preferential policies received by the coastal provinces …

Many studies of regional disparity in China have focused on the preferential policies received by the coastal provinces …

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality and poverty in China from 1987 to 2002 …, documenting significant increases of inequality within China’s urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality … restructuring have fueled the growth in inequality within urban areas. Poverty levels, however, are very low. China should give more …

This paper compares and contrasts the growth experience of India with that of China. Chinese economy has grown at much … faster rate than Indian, but India seems to be catching up. The average estimated productivity growth rate of China (5.9%) is … more than double that of India (2.4%). The difference between same-deflator average growth rates of India and China reduces …

of FDI in China's income growth and market-oriented transition. We first identify possible channels through which FDI may … in the period of 1984-98, we provide an empirical assessment, which suggests that FDI seems to help China's transition …