Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988–2002
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- Appleton, Simon & Song, Lina & Xia, Qingjie, 2010. "Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988-2002," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 38(5), pages 665-678, May.
- Appleton, Simon & Song, Lina & Xia, Qingjie, 2008. "Growing out of poverty: trends and patterns of urban poverty in China 1988–2002," MPRA Paper 8346, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Apr 2008.
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Keywords
China; inequality; economic growth; welfare; poverty; public policy;JEL classification:
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
- O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2008-04-29 (All new papers)
- NEP-CNA-2008-04-29 (China)
- NEP-DEV-2008-04-29 (Development)
- NEP-TRA-2008-04-29 (Transition Economics)
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