Title: The rural-urban divide
Description: This text describes and explains the large rural-urban divide in economic well-being that exists in China. How did it come about? How is it maintained, in the face of equilibrating market forces? What are the implications for the future of China?
Subjects: Rural-urban migration, Economic conditions, Rural conditions, City and town life, China, economic conditions, 1949-, Urbanization, Rural-urban relations, Rural development, Economic policy, Regional disparities
Places: China
Time periods: 1976-2000