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Globalization, Liberalization And Income Inequality: The Case Of China

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  • JINJUN XUE

    (Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan)

  • CHULIANG LUO

    (School of Economics and Business Administration, Beijing Normal University, China)

  • SHI LI

    (School of Economics and Business Administration, Beijing Normal University, China)

Abstract

This paper studies the mutual effects of globalization, liberalization and income inequality using a case study of China. Comparing the trends of economic growth and income distribution, we found that the economic reform and opening-up policy promoted China's rapid growth while inducing an expansion in income disparity. We also found that the income gap had been a force driving China's high growth in its earlier transition period but began to be an obstacle as the Chinese economy became more globalized and liberalized. To enhance future economic development, China must reduce this inequality.

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  • Jinjun Xue & Chuliang Luo & Shi Li, 2014. "Globalization, Liberalization And Income Inequality: The Case Of China," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 59(01), pages 1-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:serxxx:v:59:y:2014:i:01:n:s0217590814500027
    DOI: 10.1142/S0217590814500027
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    Keywords

    Income distribution; Gini coefficient; China; good inequality and bad inequality; Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP); JEL Classification: C30; JEL Classification: I24; JEL Classification: I28; JEL Classification: J31; JEL Classification: O15; JEL Classification: R23;
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    JEL classification:

    • C30 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - General
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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