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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Volume:	20
Main Author:	Goh, Chor-ching Luo, Xubei Zhu, Nong
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Elsevier Inc 2009 Elsevier
published in:	China economic review Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 485 - 496
Data of publication:	2009
ISSN:	1043-951X 1873-7781
EISSN:	1873-7781
Discipline:	Economics
Bibliography:	China http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
Series:	China Economic Review
Subjects:	Einkommensverteilung Bildungsertrag Armut China Region Strukturwandel Wachstum Poverty Income growth Inequality Human Development Inflation P240 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Health Migration O150 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: National Income, Product, and Expenditure Income Distribution Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product Markets Population P230 Money Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics Cross-Country Output Convergence O470 Aggregate Productivity Measurement of Economic Growth Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Economic Development: Human Resources Industry Studies Education and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty P360 Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Income growth Inequality Poverty China China O15 P36 Poverty Income growth China O53 Inequality
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