Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1. China's Growth in the Reform Period -- 2. From Rural Development-Led Growth to Growth Led by Integration with the Global Economy -- 3. Some Features of China's Integration with the Global Economy -- 4. Growth and Distribution -- 5. Basis for the Present Study -- 6. Outline of the Study -- 2 Household Income: Its Composition and Growth -- 1. Definition of Income and Its Components -- 2. Income and Its Components: Levels and Changes -- 3. Difference Between Our Definition and the Official Definition -- 4. Some Implications of the Evidence from the Survey -- 3 The Distribution of Income: Evolution of Inequality 1988-1995 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Index of Inequality -- 3. Distribution of Rural Income -- 4. Distribution of Urban Income -- 5. Overall Distribution of Income in China -- 6. Regional Inequality -- 7. Summary of Findings -- 4 Trends in the Incidence of Poverty -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Estimating Poverty Thresholds -- 3. Estimates of Poverty -- 4. A Summary of Findings and a Comparison with Others' Results -- Appendix: Deriving the Poverty Thresholds -- 5 Gender, Health and Education: Human Development Dimensions of Inequality -- 1. Introduction: The Human Development Index -- 2. Human Development -- 3. Gender Inequality -- 4. Problems in the Distribution of Health Care -- Appendix: Human Development Index by Province in 1995 -- 6 Explaining the Increase in Inequality and the Decline in Poverty Reduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Gap Between Growth in GDP and Growth in Personal Income -- 3. Sources of Increased Inequality in Income Distribution -- 4. Growth, Inequality, and Poverty -- 5. Conclusion -- 7 Policies for the Reduction of Inequality and Poverty -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Need for a Comprehensive Strategy -- 3. Reduction of Urban/Rural Gap and Policies for the Rural Economy.

4. Regional Balance in Development -- 5. Reversing the Disequalizing Effect of the Fiscal System and Transfer Payments -- 6. Urban Employment -- 7. Migration Policies -- 8. Targeted Support to the Poor -- 9. Macroeconomic Policies and Implications -- 10. Implications for Globalization -- 11. Conclusion -- 8 Summary and Conclusions -- 1. Income Composition and Distribution -- 2. Poverty -- 3. Human Development and Inequality -- 4. Explanations -- 5. Implications for Policy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.