Income inequality in China over 30 years of reforms

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-105

  Sutherland, Dylan ^a   Yao, Shujie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; economic growth; inequality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

CHINA;

EID: 79952912531     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsq036     Document Type: Article

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