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Inequality in China : An Overview

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dc.contributor.authorKnight, John
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-26T14:19:26Z
dc.date.available2013-09-26T14:19:26Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides an overview of research on income inequality in China over the period of economic reform. It presents the results of two main sources of evidence on income inequality and, assisted by various decompositions, explains the reasons income inequality has increased rapidly and the Gini coefficient is now almost 0.5. This paper evaluates the degree of income inequality from the perspectives of people's subjective well-being and government concerns. It poses the following question: has income inequality peaked? It also discusses the policy implications of the analysis. The concluding comments of this paper propose a research agenda and suggest possible lessons from China's experience that may be useful for other developing countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17857325/inequality-china-overview
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6482
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15843
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6482
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAGGREGATION BIAS
dc.subjectASSET INEQUALITY
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL GAINS
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIFFERENCES IN INCOME
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFACTOR INCOME
dc.subjectFARM INCOMES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMLAND
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectINCOME DISPARITIES
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GAP
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINCREASED INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCREASING INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY DECREASE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY REDUCTION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGE
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEASURING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DATA
dc.subjectPOSITIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOWER PARITY
dc.subjectPROFIT SHARING
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFERS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTIVE POLICY
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSES
dc.subjectRELATIVE CONCEPT
dc.subjectRELATIVE DEMAND
dc.subjectRELATIVE INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE POVERTY
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRISING INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRISING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DWELLERS
dc.subjectRURAL HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOME
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL DISORDER
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWELL-BEING
dc.subjectWELLBEING
dc.subjectWELL­BEING
dc.subjectsubjective well-being
dc.subjectsocial instability
dc.titleInequality in China : An Overviewen
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okr.crossref.titleInequality in China: An Overview
okr.date.disclosure2013-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:47:54.305848Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17857325/inequality-china-overview
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid637401468025224192
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6482
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130613150441
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17857325
okr.identifier.reportWPS6482
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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