>Milanovic found an increase in global inequality - measured at the
>level of individuals, not countries - between 1988 and 1993. While
>average Chinese incomes increased, inequality has increased within
>China, so the impact on global inequality (among individuals, not
>nations) isn't immedia
>I have not seen anything that refutes Pritchett, Lant. 1997. "Divergence, Big
>Time." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11: 3 (Summer): pp. 3-17.
>
>Also, I don't know if we should cheer if China and India "catch up" if the
>bottom 2 quintiles get left behind. I am at fault for mentioning inequa
>Brad, this seems to contradict the conventional wisdom. Could you provide a
>reference?
>
>Peter
I guess I'd better finish the "world inequality" chapter of my book quickly...
Brad DeLong
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>Again, is their any evidence for the increases in the bottom
>quintiles in China?
We don't know what's going on in the interior of China. My *guess* is
that there have been little gains in productivity or incomes since
the mid-1980s, and that's one of the main things driving migration to
the
