The distribution of land in rural China

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2159017
AutoresTerry Mckinley (American University), Keith Griffin (University of California, Riverside)
Año1993
Volumen21
Número1
Páginas71-84
Fecha de publicación1993-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03066159308438538
OpenAlexW2096808554
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas6

The article contains data on landholdings from a nationwide sample survey of 10,258 rural households in China in 1988. Analysis of the data reveals that the distribution of land in physical units is relatively equal by international standards and that the distribution of land value is exceptionally equal. Moreover, the distribution of landed wealth compensates for inequalities in the distribution of other rural assets and as a consequence the distribution of total wealth is remarkably equal. However, land is not an important determinant of income. The landless are not necessarily poor nor are the large landholders necessarily rich

Agricultural economics · China · Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Geography · Income distribution · Inequality · Sample (material · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Survey sampling · Wealth distribution · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Demography · Mathematics · Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis