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populaton. If Chna had a smlar urbansaton rate to the average of other
countries at a similar income level, there would be an additional 120-240
mllon people lvng n urban areas. Ths number may also be thought of
as the excess supply of people n the rural economy.
Figure 4.3 plots the urbanisation rate and rural income of China's 31
provnces n 2000. It ndcates a postve relatonshp between urbansaton
Figure 4.3 Relationship between urbanisation and rural income, 2000
5,000
SH
4,000
BJ
ZJ
3,000
GD
FJ
JS
HuN
JX
2,000
TJ
NM
SD
NX
HuB
HLJ
SC
GX
LN
HB
HeN
AH
JL
HaN
XJ
YK
1,000
SSX
XZ
GS
SX
GZ
CQ
QH
0
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Urbanization rate
Symbols of provnces:
BJ: Beijing
TJ: Tianjin
HB: Hebei
SX: Shanxi
NM: Neimenggu
LN: Liaoning
JL: Jilin
HLJ: Heilongjiang SH: Shanghai
JS: Jiangsu
ZJ: Zhejiang
AH: Anhui
FJ: Fujian
JX: Jiangxi
SD: Shandong
HeN: Henan
HuB: Hubei
HuN: Hunan
GD: Guangdong GX: Guangxi
HaN: Nainan
CQ: Chongqing
SC: Sichuan
GZ: Quizhou
YN: Yunnan
XZ: Xizang
SnX: Shannxi
GS: Gansu
QH: Qinghai
NX: Ningxia
XJ: Xnjang
Note:
The urbansaton rate used s the proporton of urban to total employment n each
provnce.
Source:
National Bureau of Statistics, 2001.
Statistical Yearbook of China
, China Statistics
Press, Beijing.
