Decomposing income inequality and policy implications in rural China

China and World Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 44-58

  Lerong, Yu ^a   Renfu, Luo ^a   Linxiu, Zhang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Income inequality; Rural China

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047204502     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2007.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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