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Tables of Contents for Inequality and Poverty in China in the Age of Globalization
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Introduction
3
14
China's Growth in the Reform Period
3
1
From Rural Development-Led Growth to Growth Led by Integration with the Global Economy
4
1
Some Features of China's Integration with the Global Economy
4
3
Growth and Distribution
7
1
Basis for the Present Study
8
4
Outline of the Study
12
2
Household Income: Its Composition and Growth
14
14
Definition of Income and Its Components
14
3
Income and Its Components: Levels and Changes
17
5
Difference Between Our Definition and the Official Definition
22
3
Some Implications of the Evidence from the Survey
25
3
The Distribution of Income: Evolution of Inequality 1988--1995
28
24
Introduction
28
1
Index of Inequality
28
1
Distribution of Rural Income
29
6
Distribution of Urban Income
35
5
Overall Distribution of Income in China
40
4
Regional Inequality
44
5
Summary of Findings
49
3
Trends in the Incidence of Poverty
52
29
Introduction
52
5
Estimating Poverty Thresholds
57
7
Estimates of Poverty
64
11
A Summary of Findings and a Comparison with Others' Results
75
6
Appendix: Deriving the Poverty Thresholds
78
3
Gender, Health and Education: Human Development Dimensions of Inequality
81
22
Introduction: The Human Development Index
81
1
Human Development
82
3
Gender Inequality
85
10
Problems in the Distribution of Health Care
95
8
Appendix: Human Development Index by Province in 1995
102
1
Explaining the Increase in Inequality and the Decline in Poverty Reduction
103
18
Introduction
103
1
Gap Between Growth in GDP and Growth in Personal Income
104
3
Sources of Increased Inequality in Income Distribution
107
10
Growth, Inequality, and Poverty
117
3
Conclusion
120
1
Policies for the Reduction of Inequality and Poverty
121
22
Introduction
121
3
Need for a Comprehensive Strategy
124
1
Reduction of Urban/Rural Gap and Policies for the Rural Economy
125
3
Regional Balance in Development
128
1
Reversing the Disequalizing Effect of the Fiscal System and Transfer Payments
129
6
Urban Employment
135
2
Migration Policies
137
2
Targeted Support to the Poor
139
1
Macroeconomic Policies and Implications
140
1
Implications for Globalization
141
1
Conclusion
142
1
Summary and Conclusions
143
16
Income Composition and Distribution
144
2
Poverty
146
2
Human Development and Inequality
148
3
Explanations
151
3
Implications for Policy
154
5
Notes
159
16
Bibliography
175
6
Index
181