Poverty and inequality among Chinese minorities / A.S. Bhalla and Shufang Qiu.
Poverty and inequality among Chinese minorities / A.S. Bhalla and Shufang Qiu.
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N339.46089/ 1
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English
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xx, 202 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Poverty and ethnicity -- 2. Socioeconomic characteristics of Chinese minorities -- 3. Poverty and inequality among Chinese minorities -- 4. Literacy and basic education / A. S. Bhalla and Mark Brenner -- 5. Minorities and health status and services / A. S. Bhalla and Mark Brenner -- 6. Anti-pover...
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
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England
Date Published
2006.
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"Despite recent economic advances, the number of poor people in China is huge. Chinese minorities constitute less than 10 per cent of the Chinese population yet they constitute 40 to 50 per cent of the poor. This book investigates poverty and inequality among Chinese ethnic minorities, focusing in particular on two important questions: Have the min...
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Poverty and inequality among Chinese minorities / A.S. Bhalla and Shufang Qiu.
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RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy.
Routledge studies on the Chinese economy ; 22.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-195) and index.
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N339.46089/ 1
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ISBN
9780415308403
0415308402 (hardback : alk. paper)
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339.4608900951
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991021448119702626