A Study on the Causes and Measurement Indicators for Income Inequality in China
Authors
Ziyuan Fang
School for Policy Studies, Faculty of Socail Science and Law, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS1 2AF, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: lj21746@bristol.ac.uk
Corresponding Author
Ziyuan Fang
Available Online 8 April 2022.
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220401.053How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Income inequality; China; Gini coefficient; Happiness inequality
- Abstract
China declared the total eradication of absolute poverty in the country in 2021. In this context, the situation of income inequality within China has come under renewed scrutiny and discussion. This article discusses the history of income inequality in China and the sources of the system. At the same time, the paper analyses the shortcomings of the Gini coefficient in depicting income inequality in China and the reasons for this. Finally, the paper proposes a model that may better describe the current state of income inequality in China. Since the Gini index is flawed in describing a sample as large and complex as China, introducing a model that takes more factors into account to describe income inequality in China can be a solution.
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Ziyuan Fang PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/08 TI - A Study on the Causes and Measurement Indicators for Income Inequality in China BT - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 263 EP - 267 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220401.053 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220401.053 ID - Fang2022 ER -