Beyond Malthus and Ricardo
Economic Growth, Land Concentration, and Income Distribution in Early Twentieth-Century Rural China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10096148 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Loren Brandt (University of Toronto, corresponding author), Barbara Sands (University of Arizona) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 807-827 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700037839 |
| OpenAlex | W2136453737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 17 |
The article reexamines the connection between rural landownership and income distribution in light of recent evidence suggesting economic growth in China in the early twentieth century. The study utilizes a government-organized national survey of landholding and income-earning in 1930s’ China and three household-level village surveys conducted by Japanese researchers in the 1930s. Our investigations produce evidence contrary to the currently held view of substantial (and increasing) income inequality. We suggest an alternative scenario of economic opportunities
Agricultural economics · China · Demographic economics · Development economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economic inequality · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Household income · Income distribution · Inequality · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2026 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |