The darkest side of China’s miraculous economic takeoff is probably its ever-widening wealth gap, which has become a major source of social unrest.
The striations in Chinese society from 26 years of economic reform and opening up run in a remarkable number of different directions: between the eastern coastal and inland regions, between urban and rural residents, and between the differing levels of society itself. The rich are becoming richer and the poor poorer.
The Standard: As the rich get richer
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jun 27, 2005
Categories : Economy,Society,The Great Divide
Tags :poverty,wealth gap