Income Gap and Poverty during China's Transition Period

Author: Cai Mou
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The gap in income and the phenomenon of urban-rural poverty are the most striking issues during China's economic transition. This book collects representative papers from recent years in the field of income distribution and poverty research, characterized by relatively young authors, a diverse author team, and interdisciplinary expertise. As research outcomes, the selected articles are highly empirical, with standardized analytical methods, and hold significant academic and political reference value. In the preface, the editors pose the question: What can we learn from existing research? What do we still need to know but don't? They then conduct a research review, attempting to address these questions from several perspectives. The book is organized into four thematic sections: regional income inequality, urban-rural income inequality, household income distribution, and urban-rural poverty and poverty alleviation. As a whole, the research perspectives, methods, and conclusions of this collection reflect, to some extent, the current level of research on income distribution and poverty in China. The gap in income and the phenomenon of urban-rural poverty are the most striking issues during China's economic transition. This book collects representative papers from recent years in the field of income distribution and poverty research, characterized by relatively young authors, a diverse author team, and interdisciplinary expertise. As research outcomes, the selected articles are highly empirical, with standardized analytical methods, and hold significant academic and political reference value. In the preface, the editors pose the question: What can we learn from existing research? What do we still need to know but don't? They then conduct a research review, attempting to address these questions from several perspectives. The book is organized into four thematic sections: regional income inequality, urban-rural income inequality, household income distribution, and urban-rural poverty and poverty alleviation. As a whole, the research perspectives, methods, and conclusions of this collection reflect, to some extent, the current level of research on income distribution and poverty in China.