ChinaOCOs stunning record of economic development since the 1970s has been marred by an increasingly obvious gap between the countryOCOs OCyhavesOCO and its OCyhave-notsOCO. While people living in some parts of the country have enjoyed dramatically improved conditions of life, those in other districts and regions have slipped ever further behind in terms of access to health, wealth, education, security and opportunity.
Paying for Progress in China is a collection of essays which trace the causes of this growing inequality, using new data including surveys, interviews, newly available official statistics and in-depth fieldwork. Their findings expose the malfunctioning of ChinaOCOs OCybrokenOCO intergovernmental fiscal system, which has exacerbated the disequalizing effects of emerging market forces. Whilst the governmentOCOs deliberately OCypro-poorOCO development policies have in recent years sought to reduce the gap between rich and poor, both markets, and also state institutions and policies, are continuing to create perverse equity outcomes across the country, confounding hopes for better-balanced and more inclusive growth in China.
The interdisciplinary approach of this collection, incorporating work by economists, sociologists and political scientists, makes it a valuable resource for students of contemporary Chinese political economy and social development.
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ChinaOCOs stunning record of economic development since the 1970s has been marred by an increasingly obvious gap between the countryOCOs OCyhavesOCO and its OCyhave-notsOCO. While people living in some parts of the country have enjoyed dramatically improved conditions of life, those in other districts and regions have slipped ever further behind in terms of access to health, wealth, education, security and opportunity.
Paying for Progress in China is a collection of essays which trace the causes of this growing inequality, using new data including surveys, interviews, newly available official statistics and in-depth fieldwork. Their findings expose the malfunctioning of ChinaOCOs OCybrokenOCO intergovernmental fiscal system, which has exacerbated the disequalizing effects of emerging market forces. Whilst the governmentOCOs deliberately OCypro-poorOCO development policies have in recent years sought to reduce the gap between rich and poor, both markets, and also state institutions and policies, are continuing to create perverse equity outcomes across the country, confounding hopes for better-balanced and more inclusive growth in China.
The interdisciplinary approach of this collection, incorporating work by economists, sociologists and political scientists, makes it a valuable resource for students of contemporary Chinese political economy and social development.
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Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Contemporary China |
Release date | March 2007 |
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Editors | Vivienne Shue |
Format | Electronic book text |
Pages | 208 |
Edition | New ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-203-96197-1 |
Barcode | 9780203961971 |
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LSN | 0-203-96197-8 |