TY - ICOMM

T1 - Inequality dynamics in China

T2 - Income growth for the poor, but more for the rich

AU - Li, Shi

AU - Sicular, Terry

AU - Tarp, Finn

PY - 2018/12

Y1 - 2018/12

N2 - In the late 1970s, China embarked on a major programme of economic transition and reform. Since then, China’s economy has been transformed from a socialist planned economy to a predominately market economy characterized by a combination of state, private, and mixed forms of ownership. Over the past forty years, household incomes have risen six-fold, poverty has declined dramatically, and in recent years a new class of ultra-rich has emerged. These developments have naturally led to questions about inequality trends in China.

AB - In the late 1970s, China embarked on a major programme of economic transition and reform. Since then, China’s economy has been transformed from a socialist planned economy to a predominately market economy characterized by a combination of state, private, and mixed forms of ownership. Over the past forty years, household incomes have risen six-fold, poverty has declined dramatically, and in recent years a new class of ultra-rich has emerged. These developments have naturally led to questions about inequality trends in China.

M3 - Net publication - Internet publication

VL - 4

PB - UNU-WIDER

CY - Helsinki

ER -