Poverty Line in China Rural Areas: A Critical Reappraisal.

In 1980s, the rural poverty line was set up in rural China. Although official statistics apparently reveal substantial reduction in rural poverty, the insensitivity of the poverty line to food price changes has rendered it unable to reflect the consumption power of poor farmers in rural China. This...

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Published in:	Journal of Poverty Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 329 - 347
Main Authors:	Lixiong, Yang, Chui W. T., Ernest
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul-Sep2010
Subjects:	Poverty Rural poor Social problems Basic needs Income inequality Poverty areas Subsistence economy Economic indicators China
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