Wealth Accumulation and Distribution in Urban China
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Wealth Accumulation and Distribution in Urban China
Wealth Accumulation and Distribution in Urban China Under socialism it was neither possible nor necessary to accumulate significant levels of personal wealth. The acceleration of economic reform in the last decade, however, has brought dramatic increases in income and investment opportunities. Reform has also reduced social protections provided by the state welfare system. In response to these ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Economic Development and Cultural Change
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0013-0079,1539-2988
DOI: 10.1086/516761