Based on an analysis of a 1988 nationwide sample survey of 10,258 households, this book aims to offer insights into issues of rural inequality in China. The work focuses on the study of wealth rather than income as the primary measure.

McKinley, Terry

List of Tables, Foreword by Keith Griffin, Acknowledgments, Chapter 1. Introduction, Chapter 2. The Distribution of Land, Chapter 3. The Distribution of Fixed Productive Assets, Chapter 4. The Distribution of Housing, Chapter 5. The Distribution of Financial Assets, Chapter 6. The Distribution of Land Value, Chapter 7. The Distribution of Wealth in Rural China, Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusion, Appendices, Bibliography, Index