Vulnerability, Trust and Microcredit: The Case of China?s Rural Poor [PDF]
This paper investigates the economic conditions of rural households in China. Historical survey data indicate that over 80 per cent of rural households earn less than 4,500 yuan in net disposable income each year, that for the vast majority of rural ...
Kong, Rong, Turvey, Calum G.
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Temporary and Persistent Poverty among Ethnic Minorities and the Majority in Rural China [PDF]
Poverty among ethnic minorities and the majority in rural China for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 is investigated taking a dynamic view and using a large sample covering 22 provinces.
Gustafsson, Björn, Sai, Ding
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Off-farm employment and poverty alleviation in rural China
Two phenomena in the history of China’s economic growth during the last four decades are the increase in the share of off-farm employment and the progress in poverty alleviation in rural China.
Shao-ping LI+3 more
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Transition of farmland use system towards urban-rural integration: From localization to de-localization [PDF]
[Objective] Farmland use transition runs through the entire process of the evolution of urban-rural relations in China, and is mutually reinforcing and complementary with the integrated development of urban and rural areas.
FENG Dedong, LONG Hualou
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Growth, inequality, and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments [PDF]
In the past two decades, China has achieved world renown for reducing rural poverty. However, it is becoming harder to reduce poverty and inequality further in China, even though its economy continues to grow.
Fan, Shenggen+2 more
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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis among adults in urban and rural areas of China : a population-based cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to compare the prevalence of self-reported and confirmable allergic rhinitis (AR) with positive skin prick test (SPT) results among adults living in urban and rural areas of China.
Bachert, Claus+8 more
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Urban-Rural Consumption Inequality in China from 1988 to 2002: Evidence from Quantile Regression Decomposition [PDF]
One of the most notable social phenomena in China is the large urban-rural disparity. There are many studies of it, but most of them focus on income or earnings inequality.
Qu, Zhaopeng (Frank), Zhao, Zhong
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Workers in China’s Rural Industries
In this chapter we examine the incomes of employees in China’s rural enterprises, often referred to as township, village and private enterprises (TVPs). This rapidly growing group — now numbering almost 100 million — occupies an intermediate position between the highly regulated urban wage employment sector, on the one hand, and the mass of rural ...
Knight, J, Song, L
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Does Migration Income Help Hometown Business? Evidences from Rural Households Survey in China [PDF]
This empirical study examines effects of household migration income on non-farm business in rural China. The restrictions on labor mobility in China were loosened after the economic reform in 1978.
Jialu Liu
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Study on the Development of Distributed Energy in Northern China of Rural Energy Transformation [PDF]
Distributed energy is a crucial breakthrough and focus for the green and low-carbon transformation of rural energy in China. It has experienced rapid development in recent years.
Liu Shaohua, Zhang Yingyuan, Zheng Shu
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