2017
DOI: 10.1186/s40711-017-0055-4
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Income inequality and privatisation: a multilevel analysis comparing prefectural size of private sectors in Western China

Abstract: In 2000, the Chinese government initiated a campaign to develop Western China and reduce local and regional inequality. Privatisation has been a central component of the campaign. This article studies the relationship between privatisation and income inequality in Western China, based on survey data from 11 Western provinces collected between 2004 and 2005. This study first explores the link between privatisation and income inequality at the prefecture level, investigating whether a higher degree of privatisat… Show more

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“…However, both the state-owned sector and the non-state-owned sectors are important components of the social market economy. Many earlier studies have highlighted that state ownership and private ownership are associated with income inequality (Bakkeli, 2017; Wu and Yao, 2015). Consequently, this study was undertaken to examine the relation between diversity of ownership sectors and gaps of working time and income gap in Urban China.…”
Section: Estimation Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, both the state-owned sector and the non-state-owned sectors are important components of the social market economy. Many earlier studies have highlighted that state ownership and private ownership are associated with income inequality (Bakkeli, 2017; Wu and Yao, 2015). Consequently, this study was undertaken to examine the relation between diversity of ownership sectors and gaps of working time and income gap in Urban China.…”
Section: Estimation Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%