One of the most notable social phenomena in China is the large urban-rural disparity. There are many studies of it, but … and rural households in China from 1988 to 2002. Our results suggest that low quantiles are associated with large … ; consumption ; quantile regression decomposition ; China …

"A powerful work of grassroots history showing how China's rural-urban divide can be traced back to the policies of Mao …"The gap between those living in the city and those in the countryside remains one of China's most intractable problems …. As this powerful work of grassroots history argues, the origins of China's rural-urban divide can be traced back to the …