Wealth inequality trends in China during rapid growth (1990–2020)

1. Early-1990s market transition widens wealth gaps

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: Market Transition, Household Wealth

   • Xie Jin
   • MDPI 2024

2. CHIP data show high wealth inequality by 1995

   Jan 1, 1995Labels: CHIP Survey, Wealth Gini

   • MDPI 2024

3. SOE restructuring accelerates late-1990s distributional change

   Jan 1, 1998Labels: SOE Restructuring, Urban Work

   • NBER
   • VoxChina

4. 1998 housing reform speeds homeownership and asset inequality

   Jan 1, 1998Labels: 1998 Housing, Homeownership

   • Xie Jin
   • Springer 2002

5. China joins WTO, deepening export-led growth

   Dec 11, 2001Labels: WTO Accession, Export Growth

   • USTR
   • USCBC

6. Wealth inequality rises further by 2002 (CHIP)

   Jan 1, 2002Labels: CHIP Survey, Wealth Gini

   • MDPI 2024
   • Xie Jin

7. Property Law strengthens private property protections

   Oct 1, 2007Labels: Property Law, Private Property

   • Gov cn

8. Post-2008 era sees high and rising wealth inequality

   Jan 1, 2012Labels: CFPS Study, Top 1

   • Xie Jin

9. 2013 “targeted poverty alleviation” reframes redistribution policy

   Nov 1, 2013Labels: Targeted Poverty, Rural Poverty

   • Springer 2024

10. CFPS-based series shows inequality staying elevated in 2010s

    Jan 1, 2016Labels: CFPS Series, Wealth Gini

    • MDPI 2024

11. Richer households’ wealth grows faster in 2012–2018 microdata

    Jan 1, 2018Labels: CFPS Study, Top Percentiles

    • Sustainability 2023

12. 2020 snapshot: wealth inequality remains high as growth slows

    Jan 1, 2020Labels: Global Wealth, Top Shares

    • USC China
    • Hubbis

13. China declares “complete victory” over absolute poverty

    Feb 25, 2021Labels: Poverty Elimination, National Standard

    • Xinhua ChinaMil
    • Embassy KH