Analysis on Income Status between Urban and Rural Areas in Shijiazhuang City and Developing Countermeasures

Abstract

This paper analyzes the changes of the income growth rate and per capita income gap between urban and rural residents in Shijiazhuang City. The gap of absolute income value between urban and rural residents in Shijiazhuang is increasing, and urban residents’ income grows faster; expound the historical trajectory of the income gap between urban and rural residents in Shijiazhuang city; Compare the income gap during Shijiazhuang city and Hebei Province as well as the nation. The income gap between urban and rural residents in Hebei province is shrinking after 2007, and the income gap between urban and rural residents in Shijiazhuang continues to expand and exceeded the average level of the province. Finally, this paper puts forward measures to narrow the income gap between urban and rural residents in Shijiazhuang city. Keywords-Shijiazhuang City; urban and rural residents; income gap, measures