China's (Uneven) Progress Against Poverty

China's (Uneven) Progress Against Poverty

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 o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ravallion, Martin, Chen, Shaohua
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
COST OF LIVING
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
COUNTERFACTUAL
CPI
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
EDUCATION
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY OF POVERTY
ENTITLEMENTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXTERNALITIES
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
GDP
GINI INDEX
GROWTH RATE
HEADCOUNT INDEX
HEALTH
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW INCOME
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MEAN INCOME
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
OIL
POOR
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
POVERTY GAP INDEX
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE CHANGES
QUOTAS
REMITTANCES
RURAL POVERTY
SANITATION
SQUARED POVERTY GAP
SQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
TAXATION
URBANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5168139/chinas-uneven-progress-against-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14241

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5168139/chinas-uneven-progress-against-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14241

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