Urbanization forces driving rural urban income disparity: Evidence from metropolitan areas in China

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 312; p. 127748
• Main Authors: Yao, Yongling, Jiang, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 20.08.2021
• Subjects: agricultural productivity; China; Development stage; Economic and institutional factors; income; Income inequality; issues and policy; Metropolitan areas; population size; resource allocation; Sustainable agricultural development; urban population; urbanization; China; Development stage; Income inequality; Metropolitan areas; Economic and institutional factors; Sustainable agricultural development

The rural urban income gap in China ranks as one of the largest in the world. This imbalanced rural urban relationship and the associated socioeconomic disparity have caused a weak and inefficient resource allocation, harmed the country's long-term economic development, and led to scores of soc...