The widening Gap between Farm and Non-farm Income

The widening Gap between Farm and Non-farm Income

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It is also a fact that the gap between farm and non-farm income has widened.

In 2009, farm per capita net income was RMB5153 (US$755), while non-farm per capita disposal income reached RMB17175 (US$2515), which is about 3.3 times of farm net income.

China must "narrow the gap in income distribution" and dramatically decrease inequality. Last month's Central Conference on Rural Work also focused on how to stimulate rural consumption and raise rural living standards to promote economic growth and ensure social stability.

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this article from China.org emphasizes that even the Central Committee recognizes the need to work on increasing farm incomes somehow in relation to factory worker/ non farm incomes.

If China is to avoid civil unrest and uprisings it must deal effectively with this increasing problem.

The spread now is 330% and rising, rapidly rising!

Why is this important? Well, for example Mao came to power because he was able to organize the interior agricultural Chinese against the Coastal region.



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