The authors investigate recent rends in poverty, and inequality in China, decomposing data on poverty reduction to see … lower poverty lines, and a worsening of the poverty gap index. Average per capita consumption declined for farmers … attributable to Asia's economic crisis. Economic growth contributed significantly to poverty reduction, but rising inequality …

liberalization on inequality are correlated with relative factor endowments. Trade liberalization is associated with increases in … inequality in countries well-endowed in highly skilled workers and capital or with workers that have very low education levels … inequality in countries that are well-endowed with primary-educated labor. Similar results are also apparent when decile data are …

In a data set for developing, and transition economies, the author finds that private consumption per capita, based on …