National market location, income levels and urban-rural inequality in China.
This article examines the relationship between market distance, inter-provincial income levels and urban-rural income inequality in China. It uses the curve estimation method to determine the best-fit models for the relationship. Regions near the market are found to have high urban and rural income...
| Publicado en: | International Development Planning Review Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 397 - 422 |
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Liverpool University Press / Journals
2009
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