Reducing rural income inequality and its spatial convergence in China during the past two decades

Wang, Jieyong; Chang, Huijie; Long, Jingran

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102694

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“…Rapid economic growth has led to increased attention and investments in governance reforms. The findings align with theories of institutional change, suggesting transformative improvements as these countries strive to catch up with their higher‐income counterparts (Wang et al, 2022).…”

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Falling behind: Evaluating projected sustainable development goals progress across varied income countries

Soto

2023

Sustainable Development

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The primary aim of this work is to prognosticate and evaluate the trajectory pertaining to the realization of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contingent upon the income levels prevalent within a diverse cohort of 349 countries. Employing Holt's forecast method, we classified SDGs in three bundles, namely higher needs, basic needs, and governance. Our analysis concludes that nations endowed with greater income levels exhibit a discernible amelioration in their SDGs indices, while countries with low and lower middle‐income strata manifest an alarming worsening of their trends. These empirical findings bear significant implications for policymakers ensconced within nations committed to the achievement of these goals, supranational institutions, non‐governmental organizations (NGOs), and scholars. The widening developmental gap urges for greater institutional attention from the international community before the situation further deteriorates. Tailored policies and strategic initiatives might effectively address the idiosyncratic challenges faced by these nations. Concurrently, fostering international cooperation and collaborative endeavors stand as potent prerequisites, substantively bolstering the concerted pursuit of sustainable development goals and enduring sustainability for the entirety of humanity.

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Falling behind: Evaluating projected sustainable development goals progress across varied income countries

Soto

2023

Sustainable Development

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“…According to Liu et al (2023), it is common for rural areas to experience deficiencies in energy infrastructure, which in turn makes it more expensive and limits the energy consumption of this population. In addition, Wang et al (2022) note that generally low-income people tend to be concentrated in rural areas, which further hinders their access to adequate energy sources. In this context, remittances contribute significantly to increasing the wealth of these communities, allowing them to overcome affordability and accessibility constraints in their energy consumption.…”

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How Do Remittances Influence the Mitigation of Energy Poverty in Latin America? An Empirical Analysis Using a Panel Data Approach

González Bautista,

Zurita Moreano,

Vallejo Mata

et al. 2024

Economies

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Energy poverty represents a critical challenge in Latin America today, given the social disparities the region faces. In this context, this study focuses on exploring the effects of remittances on the energy poverty of 13 Latin American countries during the period 2000–2020. Panel estimations with fixed and random effects, along with the generalized method of moments, are employed to address potential endogeneity issues. The results suggest that remittances play a significant role in mitigating energy poverty in the Latin American region, particularly in rural areas. Furthermore, it is observed that economic growth and financial development act as mediators, allowing remittances to indirectly contribute to mitigating energy poverty. Although inequality was examined as a potential mediator, the findings suggest that it does not play a significant role in this context. It is concluded that remittances are an appropriate mechanism to improve the quality of life of the population, and their impact is strengthened in a more robust economic environment.

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“…The income of rural residents, as one of the core issues of rural economic development, naturally receives extensive attention (Li and Ma, 2021) [1]. Although China had planned to eliminate absolute poverty by 2020, relative poverty persisted for a long time, and it is more severe in rural areas than in urban areas (Sun et al, 2022), which will bring great challenges to sustainable development (Wang et al, 2022) [2,3]. Therefore, we are largely interested in the question of whether the REP policy promotes the income of rural residents.…”

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The Impact of Rural Enterprise Park Policy on the Income of Rural Residents: Evidence from China

Sun

Zhao

2023

Sustainability

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Improving the income of rural residents plays an important part in sustainable rural development. Using a difference-in-difference (DID) approach and Chinese counties’ data from 2014 to 2019, this paper evaluates the effects of the rural enterprise park policy on the income of rural residents. We find that the policy significantly promotes rural residents’ income, and a series of additional tests suggest that the effects appear robust. We also find that stimulating entrepreneurial activities serves as a channel through which the policy affects rural incomes. Finally, the policy effects are mainly significant for counties with a higher level of human capital, a younger demographic age structure, and a higher level of financial development.

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Reducing rural income inequality and its spatial convergence in China during the past two decades

Cited by 17 publications

References 123 publications

Falling behind: Evaluating projected sustainable development goals progress across varied income countries

Falling behind: Evaluating projected sustainable development goals progress across varied income countries

How Do Remittances Influence the Mitigation of Energy Poverty in Latin America? An Empirical Analysis Using a Panel Data Approach

The Impact of Rural Enterprise Park Policy on the Income of Rural Residents: Evidence from China

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