Transient poverty, poverty dynamics, and vulnerability to poverty : An empirical analysis using a balanced panel from rural China

China's economic reforms starting in the late 1970s have resulted in rapid economic growth, with annual growth in gross domestic product averaging greater than 10 percent per year for more than thirty years. Accompanying this rapid growth in national accounts have been rapid and widespread redu...

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Veröffentlicht in:World development. - 1999. - 78(2016) vom: 01. Feb., Seite 541-553
1. Verfasser: Ward, Patrick S (VerfasserIn)
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:World development
Schlagworte:Journal Article China panel data poverty vulnerability
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