This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality and poverty in China from 1987 to 2002 … restructuring have fueled the growth in inequality within urban areas. Poverty levels, however, are very low. China should give more …, documenting significant increases of inequality within China’s urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality …

We examine how structural reforms relate to income inequality. We employ many indicators of structural reforms and use … data for market and net income inequality. The dataset includes up to 135 countries since 1960. The results do not suggest … that market-oriented structural reforms were associated with rising income inequality in the full sample. Trade and …

We examine how structural reforms relate to income inequality. We employ many indicators of structural reforms and use … data for market and net income inequality. The dataset includes up to 135 countries since 1960. The results do not suggest … that market-oriented structural reforms were associated with rising income inequality in the full sample. Trade and …

Despite over three decades of Liberalisation policies in Africa, income-inequality has stayed persistently high. Using … policies with particular focus on financial, trade, institutional, political and economic liberalisations on income-inequality …

been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …

This paper reviews the extraordinary reduction of poverty in China over the past 40 years. It records the key economic … poverty and documents a chronology increasingly targeted policies. It records the contribution made by the World Bank to China … and poverty-specific reforms that fueled the rapid growth that enabled more than 800 million people to exit extreme …

This paper studies the contribution of schooling to rural income in China during factor market liberalization between …

of China, (ii) changes in the incidence of urban poverty and (iii) the role of government policy in accentuating urban … poverty and inequality. The empirical analysis is based on two purpose designed national sample surveys conducted in 1988 and … 1995. We show that urban inequality has increased sharply and that urban poverty, depending on the indicator used, either …