This symposium contains three papers on poverty and inequality in China. The issues surrounding inequality have been … high profile in China for some time. They reflect the growth policies adopted in a commitment, initially from the mid-1980s …

rural incomes in China. Current literature based on analyses of rural income volatility in China decomposes poverty into … urban-rural income gap on which much of current poverty debate in China focuses. Since an uncertain income stream is worth … poverty gap attributable to mean income over time being below the poverty line. Resulting estimates of 40-50 % transient …

rural incomes in China. Current literature based on analyses of rural income volatility in China decomposes poverty into … urban-rural income gap on which much of current poverty debate in China focuses. Since an uncertain income stream is worth … poverty gap attributable to mean income over time being below the poverty line. Resulting estimates of 40-50 % transient …

Current literature based on analyses of rural income volatility in China decompose poverty into chronic and transient …-rural income gap on which much of current poverty debate in China focuses. Available data indicate a growing urban-rural income gap … components using longitudinal survey data and assesses the fraction of the Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke poverty gap attributable …

Poverty in Brazil and Chile; The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance and Income Distribution: Some …