Income Growth, Inequality and Poverty Reduction : A Case Study of Eight Provinces in China

Income Growth, Inequality and Poverty Reduction : A Case Study of Eight Provinces in China

This paper examines the growth performance and income inequality in eight Chinese provinces during the period of 1989-2004 using the China Health and Nutrition Survey data. It shows that income grew for all segments of the population, and as a result, poverty incidence has fallen. However, income gr...

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Main Authors: Goh, Chor-ching, Luo, Xubei, Zhu, Nong
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Measurement of Economic Growth
Aggregate Productivity
Cross-Country Output Convergence O470
Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product Markets
Industry Studies
Population P230
Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: National Income, Product, and Expenditure
Money
Inflation P240
Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics
Health
Education and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty P360
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5788

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