Open AccessChina’s Urban-Rural Gap: An Analysis Based on Capability
Author(s) -
Xiaoke Zhou,
Xi Yang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
asian social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1911-2025
pISSN - 1911-2017
DOI - 10.5539/ass.v4n1p94
Subject(s) - china , perspective (graphical) , social security , economic growth , rural area , embodied cognition , business , low income , economics , socioeconomics , geography , political science , computer science , market economy , archaeology , artificial intelligence , law
The current urban-rural gap in China is caused by several factors and embodied in various respects. This paper analyzes the relevant factors from the perspective of capability, including income, education, health, employment opportunity and social security. Only by improving the capabiliity of the rural residents, can the problem of the ever-widening gap between urban and rural areas be really solved