China's rapid economic growth in recent decades has not led to balanced income distribution: inter- and intra … development, this paper investigates the nexus between the spatial dependence and income inequality in China on a prefectural … also the choropleth maps of clusters in China, this paper reaches the conclusion that clusters of prefectures and provinces …

represent the driving force underlying the increasing trend in regional income inequality in rural China. Policy implications … article. Pitfalls in measuring income inequality in rural China are discussed …