Irrigation, poverty and inequality in rural China <link rid="fn1">*</link>
This paper examines the impact of irrigation on rural incomes, poverty and the income distribution in rural China. The relationship between irrigation and income is examined using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis. A simulation approach is used to explore the impact of irrigation on poverty incidence. To uncover the effect of irrigation on the income distribution, inequality is decomposed by source of income, by group according to access to irrigation and by estimated income flows as a result of specific household characteristics. The results show that irrigation increases income and reduces poverty and inequality. Copyright 2005 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd..
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2005
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Authors: | Huang, Qiuqiong ; Dawe, David ; Rozelle, Scott ; Huang, Jikun ; Wang, Jinxia |
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - AARES. - Vol. 49.2005, 2, p. 159-175
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Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - AARES |
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