> But is China's worse than India? Don't know what the most recent
> figures are, but (1) WB estimates for 1999 has 18.5% of China
> under
> USD1 a day, compared to
> about 40% for India,
I am not sure if this USD 1 per day basis is really appropriate measure of per capita GDP. On PPP basis, India's per capita GDP was $2670 in 2002. India's GDP has grown by about 15% in last two years and the population has grown by about 4%. So India's per capita GDP on PPP basis may be close to $3000.
>(2) China Stat Bureau for 1999 has rural Gini
> of
> .34 and urban of .29, where NCAER for India 1997-98 has .40 for
> rural
> India and .42 for urban India. Has it turned around that much over
> the past five years or so?
Doug has already given you the numbers, so I will not repeat them.
>If so, it would be a great argument on
> the
> inequality front against 'globalisation'.
When "Capitalism in one country" is impossible, "socialism in one country" is unthinkable.
Ulhas