Income inequality in the People's Republic of China and its decomposition: 1990-2004

Asian Development Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 119-136

  Lin, Tun ^a   Zhuang, Juzhong ^b   Yarcia, Damaris ^c   Lin, Fen ^d  

^a East Asia Department

^b ADB   (Thailand)

^c Economics and Research Department

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LIVING STANDARD; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; WAGE GAP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 50649102370     PISSN: 01161105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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