The Distribution of Income in China
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 359 pages
978-1-349-23028-0 (ISBN)
Description
Based on original data obtained from a purpose-designed nationwide household sample survey, the volume contains studies of the overall distribution of income, inequality and poverty in rural areas, wage employment in rural industries, urban wage inequalities, and the relationship between education and income. An appendix describes the household sample survey.
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Edition
1st ed. 1993
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XI, 359 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-23028-0 (9781349230280)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-23026-6
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Keith Griffin | Zhao Renwei | Renwei Zhao
The Distribution of Income in China
Book
10/1993
Palgrave Macmillan
€83.57
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Book
01/1993
St. Martin's Press
€70.60
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Content
Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; K.Griffin & Z.Renwei - PART 1: THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME - Household Income and Its Distribution; A.R.Khan, K.Griffin, C.Riskin & Z.Renwei - Three Features of the Distribution of Income During the Transition to Reform; Z.Renwei - PART 2: INCOME AND WEALTH IN RURAL CHINA - The Determinants of Household Income in Rural China; A.R.Khan - The Distribution of Wealth in Rural China; T.McKinley - Income Distribution and Poverty in Rural China; C.Riskin - PART 3: EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN CAPITAL - Workers in China's Rural Industries; J.Knight & S.Lina - Why Urban Wages Differ in China; J.Knight & S.Lina - The Determinants of Educational Attainment; J.Knight & L.Shi - Annex: The 1988 Household Sample Survey; M.Eichen & Z.Ming - Index