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The Distribution of Income in China

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Keith Griffin

    1. Department of Economics, University of California, Riverside, USA

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  2. Zhao Renwei

    1. Academic Committee of the Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

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Based on original data obtained from a purpose-designed nationwide household sample survey, the volume contains studies of the overall distribution of income, inequality and poverty in rural areas, wage employment in rural industries, urban wage inequalities, and the relationship between education and income. An appendix describes the household sample survey.

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Keith Griffin, Zhao Renwei
      Pages 1-22

  3. The Distribution of Income

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Household Income and its Distribution in China

      • Azizur Rahman Khan, Keith Griffin, Carl Riskin, Zhao Renwei
      Pages 25-73

    3. Three Features of the Distribution of Income during the Transition to Reform

      • Zhao Renwei
      Pages 74-92

  4. Income and Wealth in Rural China

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. The Determinants of Household Income in Rural China

      • Azizur Rahman Khan
      Pages 95-115

    3. The Distribution of Wealth in Rural China

      • Terry McKinley
      Pages 116-134

    4. Income Distribution and Poverty in Rural China

      • Carl Riskin
      Pages 135-170

  5. Employment and Human Capital

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Workers in China’s Rural Industries

      • John Knight, Song Lina
      Pages 173-215

    3. Why Urban Wages Differ in China

      • John Knight, Song Lina
      Pages 216-284

    4. The Determinants of Educational Attainment in China

      • John Knight, Li Shi
      Pages 285-330

    5. Annex: The 1988 Household Sample Survey — Data Description and Availability

      • Marc Eichen, Zhang Ming
      Pages 331-336

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 337-359
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of California, Riverside, USA

    Keith Griffin

  • Academic Committee of the Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zhao Renwei

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