Economic growth, income distribution and poverty reduction in contemporary China /

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This book reviews the economic development history of contemporary China from 1949 up to today, paying special attention to the interface among growth, inequality and poverty reduction.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yao, Shujie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
Series:RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ; 13.
Subjects:
Since 1949
Poverty > China.
Equality > China.
Pauvreté > Chine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
Economic history
Economic policy
Equality
Poverty
China > Economic conditions > 1949-
China > Economic policy > 1949-
China > Economic conditions > 2000-
China > Economic policy > 2000-
Chine > Conditions économiques > 1949-
Chine > Politique économique > 1949-
Chine > Conditions économiques > 2000-
Chine > Politique économique > 2000-
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A brief history of contemporary China
  • Comparison of economic performance in modern China
  • Future prospects
  • Economic development and problems in the pre-reform period
  • Economic development under reforms
  • Half a century of economic performance : an overall
  • Agricultural and rural development in the pre-reform period
  • Agriculture's role in China's economic development
  • Prospects and constraints on agricultural development in the new century
  • Economic performance and openness : a brief review
  • How does openness affect growth?
  • Economic crisis and recovery
  • The Gini coefficient and its decomposition by class and income source
  • An application for Sichuan province in China
  • Rapid growth but a more divided nation
  • A decomposition analysis of production, income and consumption inequality
  • The theory of economic growth
  • A model of club divergence
  • An empirical model and results
  • Alternative tests for club divergence
  • Background of inequality
  • Overall income inequality and urban-rural divide
  • Rural income inequality and income sources
  • Urban inequality and income sources
  • Income inequality and poverty under economic reforms
  • A brief literature review on economic growth, income inequality and poverty reduction in China
  • Poverty and its determinants in urban China
  • Poverty and poverty determinants in rural China
  • Why SOEs have to lay off workers and how redundancy affects poverty?
  • Household survey data and definition of poverty lines
  • Data analysis
  • Development strategy and rural-urban migration
  • A theoretical model of migration
  • An empirical model of migration for China.

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