Inequality in China – Trends, Drivers and Policy Remedies

Inequality in China – Trends, Drivers and Policy Remedies
Author: Ms.Sonali Jain-Chandra
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484357531

China has experienced rapid economic growth over the past two decades and is on the brink of eradicating poverty. However, income inequality increased sharply from the early 1980s and rendered China among the most unequal countries in the world. This trend has started to reverse as China has experienced a modest decline in inequality since 2008. This paper identifies various drivers behind these trends – including structural changes such as urbanization and aging and, more recently, policy initiatives to combat it. It finds that policies will need to play an important role in curbing inequality in the future, as projected structural trends will put further strain on equity considerations. In particular, fiscal policy reforms have the potential to enhance inclusiveness and equity, both on the tax and expenditure side.

Rising Inequality in China

Rising Inequality in China
Author: Shi Li
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107002915

This book examines the evolution of economic inequality in China from 2002 to 2007; a sequel to Inequality and Public Policy in China (2008).

Inequality and Poverty in China in the Age of Globalization

Inequality and Poverty in China in the Age of Globalization
Author: Azizur Rahman Khan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2001-01-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195350413

China's explosive economic growth since 1988 has not resulted in an equal increase of income among all Chinese citizens. The authors explore a range of reasons for the disparity and base their conclusions on strong empirical evidence--especially the 1996 survey conducted by the State Statistical Bureau.

Inequality and Public Policy in China

Inequality and Public Policy in China
Author: Björn A. Gustafsson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2008-04-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113947006X

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.

Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective

Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective
Author: James B. Davies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2008-11-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199548889

This volume looks beyond the distribution of income by examining the assets, debts, and net worth of individuals and households to create a global picture of wealth, its distribution and concentration. Unlike previous studies, this study includes material on a number of transition and developing countries as well as high income OECD countries.

China's Retreat from Equality

China's Retreat from Equality
Author: Carl Riskin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2016-07-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1315499606

A collection of 13 essays based on two national surveys of household income in China - in 1985 and 1995 - and prepared and carried out by the research team. These essays explore a wide range of aspects of the rapidly changing income distribution during this period.

World Inequality Report 2022

World Inequality Report 2022
Author: Lucas Chancel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2022-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0674273567

World Inequality Report 2022 is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of global trends in inequality, providing cutting-edge information about income and wealth inequality and also pioneering data about the history of inequality, gender inequality, environmental inequalities, and trends in international tax reform and redistribution.

China's (uneven) Progress Against Poverty

China's (uneven) Progress Against Poverty
Author: Shaohua Chen
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2004
Genre: China
ISBN:

"While the incidence of extreme poverty in China fell dramatically over 1980-2001, progress was uneven over time and across provinces. Rural areas accounted for the bulk of the gains to the poor, though migration to urban areas helped. The pattern of growth mattered. Rural economic growth was far more important to national poverty reduction than urban economic growth. Agriculture played a far more important role than the secondary or tertiary sources of GDP. Rising inequality within the rural sector greatly slowed poverty reduction. Provinces starting with relatively high inequality saw slower progress against poverty, due both to lower growth and a lower growth elasticity of poverty reduction. Taxation of farmers and inflation hurt the poor. External trade had little short-term impact. This paper a product of the Poverty Team, Development Research Group is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the causes of country success in poverty reduction"--World Bank web site.

Development Centre Studies Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run

Development Centre Studies Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run
Author: Maddison Angus
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998-09-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9264163557

The study provides a major reassessment of the scale and scope of China’s resurgence over the past half century, employing quantitative measurement techniques which are standard practice in OECD countries, but which have not hitherto been available for China.

Growth Without Miracles

Growth Without Miracles
Author: Ross Garnaut
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780199240593

China's economic reform constitutes one of the most remarkable events of the second half of the 20th century. The volume offers 30 articles by prominent economists in the field of China studies to offer authoritative and through assessment and analyses of Chinas experience during the reform period.