by Chen Zhizhou
ABSTRACT
With the implementation of reform and open-door policy, the income gap of Chinese people has been becoming wider and wider gradually, which can be approached from the perspective of the multiple transitions in the fields of economic system, economic development and social development. The article explores the process of economic gap widening in the rural areas, in the urban areas, between the urban and rural areas and between regions, and furthermore analyzes the influence over the income gaps exerted by the factors like economic system, economic development, government policies and open-door policy. Finally, the paper surveys the future trend for the income gap of Chinese people by considering the multiple transitions in the fields of system, economy, society and policy etc.