China Income and poverty in China and the findings of Jacob Shapiro and Qin Gao: A commentary July 19, 2019 0 Written by Peter M. Foggin. Image Credit: Just Behind My Building by Kyle Taylor/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Recently, China’s official English language newspaper, the…
China Puncturing the picture of poverty elimination in China July 12, 2019 0 Written by Dorothy J. Solinger. Image Credit: Keep in Touch by Gauthier DELECROIX - 郭天/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. China’s success in ‘lifting millions out of poverty’…
China Hong Kong: Neoliberal heaven or neoliberal nightmare? June 3, 2019 2 Written by Priscilla Roberts. Image Credit: Hong Kong 2 – Passerelle by D. Julien/Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC 2.0. Neoliberal economists, notably Milton Friedman and Friedrich A.…
Globalisation Asian inequality: A model country with a growing problem September 18, 2018 0 Written by Niyati Pingali What does poverty feel like? What does it sound like? And more importantly, what does it look like? For many, the…
Inequality Growth with Equity: The Case of Vietnam September 10, 2018 0 Written by Brian McCaig, Dwayne Benjamin and Loren Brandt Many initially poor countries have grown quickly, frequently accompanied by rising inequality, over the past 30-40 years;…
China Comparing economic inequality in China and Russia March 13, 2018 0 Written by Thomas F. Remington. Many commentators have noted the parallels between the political regimes of president’s Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Xi’s proposal to…
China Growing old in China without falling into poverty July 31, 2017 0 Written by Vincent Koen. Following Japan and ahead of India, China’s population is set to age fast, and to get old before getting rich. This…
China Why did China extend rural social programmes in the 21st century? April 28, 2017 0 Written by Jane Duckett Since the early 21st century, the Chinese Party-state has significantly extended its rural social provision. From 2002 it abolished agricultural taxes…
China Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China? April 27, 2017 0 Written by Qin Gao. China currently has the world’s largest social assistance program, the 'Dibao,' or Minimum Livelihood Guarantee. My new book, Welfare, Work, and…
China Local Solutions for Local Conditions: China offers Lessons for Development Experts April 25, 2017 0 Written by Yuen Yuen Ang There is no doubt that China is the most successful case of poverty eradication this century. It alone accounts for…
