1.1 Comparison of GDP and Per Capita GDP across China’s Provinces, 2007
1.2 GDP of Guangdong and East Asian Newly Industrialized Economies, 2007
1.3 Per Capita GDP of Guangdong and East Asian Newly Industrialized Economies, 2007
1.4 Ratio of Rural and Urban Incomes and Per Capita GDP
1.5 Comparison of National Poverty Lines
1.6 Urban and Rural Income Distribution in Guangdong, 2007
1.7 Sensitivity to the Poverty Line in Urban and Rural Guangdong, 2007
1.8 Rural Income and Consumption Growth in Guangdong by Quintile, 2005–07
1.9 Comparison of Gini Indexes of Income Inequality, 2007
1.10 Trends in Rural-Urban Disparity: Guangdong and China
1.11 Lorenz Curves for Per Capita Rural and Urban Income, 2007
1.12 Regional Income Disparity in Guangdong and China, 1998–2007
1.13 Distribution of Regional Population and Economic Activities in Guangdong, 2007
1.14 Urban-Rural Distribution of Population and Economic Activities in Guangdong, 2007
1.15 Income Decomposition of Pooled Rural and Urban Households in Guangdong, 2007
1.16 Sources of Urban-Rural Income Disparity
1.17 County-Level Income Inequality Decomposition in Guangdong, 1998–2007
2.1 Regional Differences in Rural Dibao Coverage
2.2 Correlation between Dibao Standards and Economic Strength, Selected Counties
2.3 Distribution of Rural Dibao Recipients across Income Quintiles, 2007
2.4 Rural Dibao Expenditure in Guangdong in Comparison with Other Provinces 2007
2.5 Financing of Rural Dibao by the Provincial and Local Governments
3.1 Rural Household Income in Guangdong by Source, 2007
3.2 Income Inequalities and Share of Labor Income, 2007
3.3 Employment by Sector in Guangdong
3.4 Labor Allocation, 2005 and 2007
3.5 Regional Employment Structure, 2000 and 2005
3.6 Average Minimum Wage Standards in Guangdong and China
4.1 L/D Ratio of Financial Institutions in Urban and Rural Areas, 2007
4.2 L/D Ratio of Selected Financial Institutions, 2007
4.3 NPL Ratio of Financial Institutions, 2007
4.4 NPL Ratio of Five Largest Banks, ABC, and RCC, 2007
4.5 Rural Households with Access to Bank Loans, 2007
4.6 Rural Households with Access to Informal and Formal Channels, 2007
4.7 Small Businesses with Access to Banks Loans, 2007
4.8 Farming Households with Access to Savings Deposit Accounts, 2002
4.9 Farming Households with Access to Savings Deposit Accounts, PRD Area vs. Non-PRD Area, 2007
4.10 Average Holdings of PSB Banking Cards, 2006
4.11 Average Holdings of Deposit Accounts, 2006
4.12 Number of Bank Branches in Selected Countries
4.13 Number of Bank Branches in Selected Countries
4.14 Number of Bank Branches, 2007
4.15 Number of Bank Branches, 2007
4.16 Average Number of Banking Outlets Per Township, 2007
4.17 Average Number of Banking Outlets Per Administrative Village, 2007
4.18 Number of Bank Branches, PRD Area vs. Non-PRD Area, 2007
4.19 Number of Bank Branches, PRD Area vs. Non-PRD Area, 2007
4.20 Proportion of Rural Household Loans, 2007
4.21 Proportion of Loans on Agricultural Production, 2007
6.1 The Four Gaps of Rural and Lagging Compulsory Education
6.2 Gross and Net Enrollment Rates in Primary Education, 1995–2006
6.3 Educational Attainment of Different Age Cohorts, 2007
6.4 International Comparisons of Urban and Rural Educational Attainment among Young Populations
6.5 Educational Attainment for 25–35 Age Cohort in Urban and Rural Areas, 2007
6.6 Educational Attainment for 25–35 Age Cohort by Income Quintile, 2007
6.7 Educational Attainment for 25–35 Age Cohort by Urban and Rural Areas and Income Quintile, 2007
6.8 Educational Attainment across Selected City Areas Ranked by GDP Per Capita, 2007
6.9 Educational Attainment for Two City Areas and across Urban-Rural Areas, 2007
6.10 Primary Education Expenditure Sources, 2004 and 2007
6.11 Junior Secondary Education Expenditure Sources, 2004 and 2007
6.12 Public Education Expenditure Indicators in Guangdong Province and a Sample of Countries, 2004
6.13 Primary Education Spending and Revenue Per Student across Rural and Urban Areas in Guangdong Province, 2004 and 2007
6.14 Junior Secondary Education Spending and Revenue Per Student across Rural and Urban Areas in Guangdong, 2004 and 2007
6.15 Primary Education Revenue Per Student across Rural and Urban Areas in Gansu Province, 2006
6.16 Teachers’ Salaries Per Student in Primary Education in Urban and Rural Areas, 2004 and 2007
6.17 Rural Enrollment Share in Compulsory Education, 2004 and 2007
6.18 Gross and Net Enrollment Rates in Rural Areas, 2005 and 2007
6.19 New FCE Scheme and TEOS for Primary Education per Student, 2006 and 2007
6.20 New FCE Scheme and TEOS for Junior Secondary Education per Student, 2006 and 2007
6.21 Subsidy for Miscellaneous Fees and Budgetary Revenues in Rural Areas, 2007
6.22 Miscellaneous Fees and Subsidies for Fees in Rural Areas
6.23 Books Per Student and Ratio of Dilapidated Buildings Overall and in Urban and Rural Areas, 2004 and 2007
6.24 O&M Per Student Overall and in Urban and Rural Areas, 2004 and 2007
6.25 GDP Per Capita and Share of Provincial Population of County Sample
6.26 Change between 2004 and 2007 in Spending and Revenue Sources in Primary Education for the County Sample, Yuan Per Student
6.27 Relationship between GDP Per Capita and Primary Spending Per Student, 2004
6.28 Relationship between GDP Per Capita and Primary Spending Per Student, 2007
6.29 Relationship between GDP Per Capita in 2004 and Percentage Increase in Spending Per Student
6.30 Relationship between GDP Per Capita in 2004 and Percentage Increase in Budgetary Revenues Per Student
6.31 Decrease in Miscellaneous Fees, Fee Gap, and Change in Rural Enrollment in Primary, Yuan Per Student
6.32 Relationship between GDP Per Capita and Junior Secondary Spending Per Student, 2004
6.33 Relationship between GDP Per Capita and Junior Secondary Spending Per Student, 2007
6.34 Relationship between GDP Per Capita in 2004 and Percentage Increase in Spending Per Student
6.35 Relationship between GDP Per Capita in 2004 and Percentage Increase in Budgetary Revenues Per Student
6.36 Decrease in Miscellaneous Fees, Fee Gap, and Change in Rural Enrollment in Junior Secondary, Yuan Per Student
6.37 Allocation of the FCE Scheme across the Different Subsidies in the County Sample (Primary Education), 2007
6.38 Ratio of Dilapidated Primary School Buildings in the County Sample, 2004 and 2007
6.39 O&M by Student for Guangdong and in the County Sample, 2007
6.40 Primary Urban-Rural Spending Gaps under Different Scenarios
6.41 Junior Secondary Urban-Rural Spending Gaps under Different Scenarios
7.1 Items Ranked as First- or Second-Most Important Constraint to Growth by ICA Firms
7.2 Local Government Spending on Education Per Student, 2000–06
7.3 Lower Per Capita Government Spending in Cities with Large Rural Populations
7.4 Rise in Share of the Population Enrolled in a Secondary School with Rise in Urban Share of a City’s Population
7.5 Youth-to-Adult Unemployment Ratio and Percentage of Senior Secondary Vocational Enrollment in OECD Countries, 2005
7.6 Large Firms in Guangdong More Likely to Train than Smaller Firms
7.7 Firms with an Educated Workforce More Likely to Train
8.1 Per Capita GDP by Region, 2006
8.2 Infant Mortality Rate, 2007
8.3 Changes in Infant Mortality Rates, 2000–07
8.4 Access to Safe Drinking Water, 2007
8.5 Hospital Delivery Rates, 2007
8.6 Outpatient Visits Per Capita, 2007
8.7 Inpatient Services Per Capita, 2007
8.8 Average Per Capita Health Expenditure by Income Quintile and Urban-Rural Difference, 2007
8.9 Physician Density across Municipalities and Regions, 2007
8.10 Quality of Health Workers across Municipalities and Regions, 2007
8.11 Government Health Spending as a Percentage of Total Government Expenditure, 2006
8.12 Per Capita Government Health Spending, 2006
8.13 Where Need Is Greater, Resources Are Less
8.14 Enrollment Rate for NRCMS
8.15 Regional Disparity in Per Capita NRCMS Contributions, 2007
8.16 Illustration of Higher-Level Pooling of the NRCMS
8.17 Accumulated Savings of NRCMS Revenue, 2007
8.18 Per Capita MA Assistance across Provinces, 2007
8.19 Education of the Village Doctors of Guangdong