By Chen Xiaojie, Zhang Kunlong, Liu Chang and Lv Jinyang Status quo Since the 1980s, China has accelerated its pace in reducing poverty, as a result of institutional reform and opening up policy and its subsequent economy soaring. Poverty rate declined dramatically: from 88% in 1981 to 0.7% in 2015(measured by the US $1.9 or less per day). However, challenges still exist. First, due to … Continue reading Analyses and Policy Recommendations on Rural-urban Economical Inequalities in China