A Study on China's Regional Income Inequality

Using the targets such as absolute dispersion, ratio of high - low Income, coefficient of variation and Ginl coefficient, we analyze the China’s per capita income inequality from 1952 to 1995. We find the trends in the China’s per capita Income differences, i.e., from 1952 to 1978 the differences increase; from 1978 to the early of 1990’ s decrease; and from the early of 1990’ s to 1995 a little increase. But in the light of absolute levels, the differences Increase from year to year. And we preliminarily analyze the cause of the regional per capita income inequality.