1st Edition

Economic Growth and Income Distribution in the Development of China’s Dual Economy

By Wang Dihai Copyright 2022
450 Pages 148 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

450 Pages 148 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

450 Pages 148 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Since the start of the process of economic reform in 1978, China has maintained the structure of a dual economy, with concurrent development of the agricultural and industrial sectors. This book explores the key issues of China's economic growth and income distribution in this context. Pivoting on analysis of China's real GDP and growth rate, the first part of the book analyzes the evolution of... Read more

Introduction  Part 1  1. China's Economic Growth: 1960-2016  2. China's Economic Growth and People's Livelihood after Reform  3. Changes in GDP Expenditure Structure and Breakdown of Demand Factors in GDP Growth  4. Changes in Chinese Industrial Structure and the Industry Decomposition of GDP Growth  5. Changes in Employment Structure of Industries and Decomposition of Industrial Structure for Real GDP Growth per Labor  Part 2  6. The High Saving, Investment and Economic Growth of China  7. China's Real Estate Development and Econom ic Growth 8. Education Development in China's Economic Growth Process  9. Contribution of China's Education Development to Economic Growth  10. Medical and Healthcare Development with China's Economic Growth  11. The Impact of Health on China's Economic Growth  Part 3  12. Changes and Status Quo of the Income Distribution in China  13. Imperfect Labor Market, Unbalanced Regional Economic Development and Regional Income Gap  14. Labor Market Monopoly, Minimum Wage Restrictions and Inequality  15. Review on China's Minimum Wage System from the Perspective of Income Distribution and Economic Development  16. Causes and Countermeasures of China's Widening Income Gap

Biography

Wang Dihai is a professor of economics and Deputy Director in the School of Economics at Fudan University, China. His main research fields include macroeconomics, income inequality, health economics, economic restructuring, and economic growth.