title: Economic policy and income distribution in China.
abstract: "Using the Kakwani interpolation method to reconstruct rural and urban size distributions, the authors present Lorenz curve estimates for Chinese income distribution by period, 1952-1986.  The level of inequality is one of the lowest in the world.  The change in inequality over time conforms to the experience of other less-developed countries.  Although rural inequality increased after 1978, national inequality fell, due to a reduction in the rural-urban income gap."
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adelman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sunding
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D007182:Income; D011153:Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; China; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Income; Income Distribution; Population; Socioeconomic Factors