The spatial contribution to income inequality in rural China

Article Abstract:

The Chinese state has been committed to promoting income equality, but there is evidence of spatial income inequality in rural China, which may have increased since 1980, and which cannot easily be altered by the government. Two policy measures have affected spatial income equality in different ways, first capital has been moved to poorer areas, promoting equality, and secondly, restrictions on population movements have contributed toward inequality. Spatial inequality also appears to have been linked to policy reforms after Mao, bringing higher incomes through allowing richer areas to develop. Though money income may not reflect actual welfare levels, the study has shed light on this issue and provided data for further research.

China, Political aspects, Economic development

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What caused earnings inequality to increase in Canada during the 1980s?

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Earnings inequality increased in developed economies such as Canada during the 1980s, and eight possible reasons for this have been investigated with the help of multivariate regression analysis. The decline in unionization and rise in unemployment seen in this period appear to be the main factors. The impact of factors varied for men and for women. An increase in university-educated workers and deindustrialization contributedo male earnings inequality, and the minimum wage and higher unemployment affected women.

Canada, Employment, Labor market

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Against naive materialism: culture, consumption and the causes of inequality

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Economists should include culture in their analyses by integrating work by psychologists and anthropologists on cultural aspects of consumption and commodities. This can help shed light on issues such as inequality and welfare comparisons. Cultural capital is complex and there are limits to the effectiveness of political intervention. This is especially true if economic and social forces are tending to undermine the family, which is the key institution for preserving and transmitting cultural capital.

Consumption (Economics), Culture

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