John Knight and Lina Song
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198293309
- eISBN:
- 9780191684975
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198293309.003.0010
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, South and East Asia, Development, Growth, and Environmental
This chapter summarizes the conclusions of each chapter, and integrates them into an argument. It then considers the policy implications of analysis when government objectives are partly exogenous ...
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This chapter summarizes the conclusions of each chapter, and integrates them into an argument. It then considers the policy implications of analysis when government objectives are partly exogenous and partly endogenous. Lastly, the chapter places the Chinese experience within a broader empirical and theoretical context of rural–urban relationships, and states that we have been concerned to analyse rural–urban relationships in China in both a normative and a positive sense: to evaluate and to explain the difference in economic welfare between peasants and workers. It also discusses the implications for policy and the Chinese experience in perspective and states that the Chinese case can be viewed from two perspectives, the empirical and the theoretical. Comparisons can be made to other countries to establish whether the rural–urban divide in China is ordinary or extra-ordinary. Various models of rural–urban relationships can also be examined for their relevance to the Chinese experience.Less
This chapter summarizes the conclusions of each chapter, and integrates them into an argument. It then considers the policy implications of analysis when government objectives are partly exogenous and partly endogenous. Lastly, the chapter places the Chinese experience within a broader empirical and theoretical context of rural–urban relationships, and states that we have been concerned to analyse rural–urban relationships in China in both a normative and a positive sense: to evaluate and to explain the difference in economic welfare between peasants and workers. It also discusses the implications for policy and the Chinese experience in perspective and states that the Chinese case can be viewed from two perspectives, the empirical and the theoretical. Comparisons can be made to other countries to establish whether the rural–urban divide in China is ordinary or extra-ordinary. Various models of rural–urban relationships can also be examined for their relevance to the Chinese experience.
Franco Sassi
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861345783
- eISBN:
- 9781447301394
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861345783.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
This chapter examines health inequalities — an area which is of considerable prominence, where targets and government policies have been targeted, however, where policy action has been less clear. It ...
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This chapter examines health inequalities — an area which is of considerable prominence, where targets and government policies have been targeted, however, where policy action has been less clear. It discusses the relationship between income and health. It is argued that reduction of poverty and reduction of income inequality results in overall health improvement and to the reduction of inequalities. The first section of the chapter provides an overview of the health inequalities in the UK due to socioeconomics and ethnicity inequalities. The second section discusses the government policies and objectives of New Labour. The third section tackles the government's strategy for addressing health inequalities. The last section assesses the impact of government policies on improving health for all and reducing health inequalities.Less
This chapter examines health inequalities — an area which is of considerable prominence, where targets and government policies have been targeted, however, where policy action has been less clear. It discusses the relationship between income and health. It is argued that reduction of poverty and reduction of income inequality results in overall health improvement and to the reduction of inequalities. The first section of the chapter provides an overview of the health inequalities in the UK due to socioeconomics and ethnicity inequalities. The second section discusses the government policies and objectives of New Labour. The third section tackles the government's strategy for addressing health inequalities. The last section assesses the impact of government policies on improving health for all and reducing health inequalities.
