Inequality and Public Policy in China
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Inequality and Public Policy in China

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Inequality and Public Policy in China

About this book

This volume examines trends in inequality in the People's Republic of China. It contains findings on inequality nationwide, as well as within the rural and urban sectors, with an emphasis on public policy considerations. Several chapters focus on inequality of income; others analyse poverty, inequality in wealth, and the distribution of wages. Attention is given to groups such as migrants, women, and the elderly, as well as the relationship between income and health care funding and the impact of the rural tax reform. All contributors to this volume make use of a large, nationwide survey of Chinese households, the product of long-term co-operation between Chinese and international researchers that is unique in its scope and duration. Using these data, the contributors examine changes in inequality from 1988 to 2002.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Tables and Figures
  7. Contributors
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. ONE Inequality and Public Policy in China Issues and Trends
  10. TWO Income Inequality and Spatial Differences in China, 1988, 1995, and 2002
  11. THREE Growth and Distribution of Household Income in China between 1995 and 2002
  12. FOUR Explaining Incomes and Inequality in China
  13. FIVE The Distribution of Wealth in China
  14. SIX Growth, Inequality, and Poverty A Comparative Study of China’s Experience in the Periods before and after the Asian Crisis
  15. SEVEN What Has Economic Transition Meant for the Well-Being of the Elderly in China?
  16. EIGHT Inequity in Financing China’s Health Care
  17. NINE China’s Emerging Urban Wage Structure, 1995–2002
  18. TEN Unemployment, Earlier Retirement, and Changes in the Gender Income Gap in Urban China, 1995–2002
  19. ELEVEN What Determines Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Urban China?
  20. TWELVE The Impact of Village-Specific Factors on Household Income in Rural China
  21. THIRTEEN The Redistributive Impact of Taxation in Rural China, 1995–2002 An Evaluation of Rural Taxation Reform at the Turn of the Century
  22. Appendix The 1995 and 2002 Household Surveys: Sampling Methods and Data Description
  23. Index