Urbanization, Urban-Biased Policies, and Urban-Rural Inequality in China, 1987–2001
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Lu, Ming and Zhao Chen, 2006, “Urbanization, Urban-Biased Policies and Urban-Rural Inequality in China: 1987-2001,” Chinese Economy, Vol. 39, No. 3, 42-63.
Urbanization, Urban-Biased Policies, and Urban-Rural Inequality in China, 1987–2001
Ming LU Zhao CHEN
Abstract: Post-reform economic policies in China have been biased toward urban residents and have contributed to the increasing urban-rural inequality. Analysis of the provincial panel data during 1987–2001 shows that urbanization significantly narrowed the urban-rural inequality. We also find that interprovincial migration, economic opening, and governmental participation in economic activity are contributing to the expanding urban-rural inequality. The structure of governmental expenditure.
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