A comparative analysis of multi-scalar regional inequality in China

Geoforum

Volumn 78, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-11

  He, Sanwei ^a   Bayrak, Mucahid Mustafa ^b   Lin, Hui ^c  

^a ZHONGNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Markov chain technique; Regional inequality; Spatial heterogeneity; Theil index

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARKOV CHAIN; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84996772841     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.10.021     Document Type: Article

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