How does the economic reform exert influence on inequality in urban China?

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-58

  Okushima, Shinichiro ^a   Uchimura, Hiroko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Economic reform; Education; Income inequality; Urban

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCOME;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 31344446956     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860500347711     Document Type: Article

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