Talk:Rural urban income inequality in China

Possible overlap
Task: assess and rework any overlap between article and Poverty in the People's Republic of China, especially section "Rural-Urban divide" (which now links here). Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:06, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Proposed Revisions / Article Combination
I plan to edit the article entitled Income inequality in China as part of a course assignment in Education Program:Rice University/Human Development in Global and Local Communities, Section 2 (Spring 2014). Income inequality in China is a pressing issue which currently directly affects a massive proportion of China’s population and economy, yet which receives relatively little coverage on Wikipedia. The article in its current state is not well-cited or formatted, and it does not address many of the important aspects of the issue.

I've recently come across this article, Rural urban income inequality in China which is in a similar state to the more general Income inequality in China. I'm considering combining the articles in order to consolidate the information into one more easily accessible and comprehensive article. Do any wikipedians have an opinion on this change? I also plan to incorporate the task proposed above by Chiswick Chap.

I hope to provide an overview, go over the history and origins, cover major factors, and discuss the different impacts of income inequality in China, including rural-urban income inequality. If you have any comments, suggestions, or revisions, please let me know!

Here is an outline of my proposed revisions:

1.	History
 * a.	Great Leap Forward
 * b.	Cultural Revolution
 * c.	Opening

2.	Current State
 * a.	Factors

3.	Impact
 * a.	Migration
 * b.	Gender
 * c.	Class

4.	Policy Recommendations

Here are some of the sources I plan on using:

Benjamin, Dwayne, Loren Brandt, and John Giles. “The Evolution of Income Inequality in Rural China.” Economic Development and Cultural Change 53, no. 4 (July 2005): 769–824. doi:10.1086/428713.

Chen, Jian, and Belton M. Fleisher. “Regional Income Inequality and Economic Growth in China.” Journal of Comparative Economics 22, no. 2 (April 1996): 141–164. doi:10.1006/jcec.1996.0015.

Fan, C. Cindy. “Rural-Urban Migration and Gender Division of Labor in Transitional China.” International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 27, no. 1 (2003): 24–47. doi:10.1111/1468-2427.00429.

Hertel, Thomas, and Fan Zhai. “Labor Market Distortions, Rural–urban Inequality and the Opening of China’s Economy.” Economic Modelling 23, no. 1 (January 2006): 76–109. doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2005.08.004.

Huang, Youqin. “Gender, Hukou, and the Occupational Attainment of Female Migrants in China (1985 - 1990).” Environment and Planning A 33, no. 2 (2001): 257 – 279. doi:10.1068/a33194.

Kuijs, Louis, and Tao Wang. China’s Pattern of Growth: Moving to Sustainability and Reducing Inequality. SSRN Scholarly Paper. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network, November 1, 2005. http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=849385.

Riskin, Carl, Renwei Zhao, and Shi Li. China’s Retreat from Equality: Income Distribution and Economic Transition. M.E. Sharpe, 2001.

Walder, Andrew G. “Markets and Income Inequality in Rural China: Political Advantage in an Expanding Economy.” American Sociological Review 67, no. 2 (April 2002): 231. doi:10.2307/3088894.

Wong, Edward. “Survey in China Shows a Wide Gap in Income.” The New York Times, July 19, 2013, sec. World / Asia Pacific. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/world/asia/survey-in-china-shows-wide-income-gap.html.

Yao, Shujie. “Economic Growth, Income Inequality and Poverty in China under Economic Reforms.” Journal of Development Studies 35, no. 6 (1999): 104–130. doi:10.1080/00220389908422604.

Zhong, Hai. “The Impact of Population Aging on Income Inequality in Developing Countries: Evidence from Rural China.” China Economic Review 22, no. 1 (March 2011): 98–107. doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2010.09.003.

GavinCross (talk) 00:30, 28 February 2014 (UTC)