ABSTRACT
Introduction China has been enjoying unprecedented economic growth rates for over a decade, giving rise to numerous opportunities and benefits to this country. That, however, has also thrown up many complex problems associated with rapid economic expansion: for instance, intensification of social and regional inequality, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation. It is evident that such a growth mode has left out a large proportion of rural people who are unable to access or benefit from the opportunities thus available. At a time of extraordinary growth of these economies, ironically, the major challenge for China is to find ways and means to solve growing rural-urban inequality and to create an environment that effectively facilitates and promotes “inclusive” development.
