China's retreat from equality : income distribution and economic transition / Carl Riskin, Zhao Renwei, Li Shi, editors.

"An East gate book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction - The Retreat from Equality: Highlights of the Findings / Carl Riskin, Zhao Renwei and Li Shi -- 2. Increasing Income Inequality and Its Causes in China / Zhao Renwei -- 3. A More Unequal China? Aspects of Inequality in the Distribution of Equivalent Income / Bjorn Gustafsson and Li Shi -- 4. Economic Growth, Economic Reform, and Rising Inequality in China / John Knight and Lina Song -- 5. Income Distribution in Urban China During the Period of Economic Reform and Globalization / Azizur Rahman Khan, Keith Griffin and Carl Riskin -- 6. A Spatial Analysis of Wages and Incomes in Urban China: Divergent Means, Convergent Inequality / John Knight, Li Shi and Zhao Renwei -- 7. Urban Housing Welfare and Income Distribution / Wang Lina -- 8. Economic Transformation and the Gender Earnings Gap in Urban China / Bjorn Gustafsson and Li Shi -- 9. Rural Interregional Inequality and Off-Farm Employment in China / Zhang Ping --

10. Food Security of Low-Income Groups in Rural China / Zhu Ling -- 11. Reexamining the Distribution of Wealth in Rural China / Mark Brenner -- 12. Gender Effects on Household Resource Allocation in Rural China / Lina Song -- 13. Labor Migration and Income Distribution in Rural China / Li Shi -- 14. Chinese Rural Poverty Inside and Outside the Poor Regions / Carl Riskin and Li Shi.