Corruption and Income Inequality
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Hillary Song -
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Abstract
*In 2016, the SOL program pivoted for the year to focus on political engagement in what was then called the “Political Engagement Pilot Project,” or PEPP. This was an alternative version of SOL that laid the groundwork for the development of the PEP program as it currently exists.
One of my favorite pastimes is traveling to less-than-urban areas in China. Throughout my journeys, it was not difficult to see the uneven development between different regions of China. After the implementation of Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, China went on the road of rapidly widening income gaps. Today, the nation’s Gini ratio is among the highest in the world. Pew Research, in a 2015 survey, found corruption and income inequality to be the top two concerns of Chinese citizens. In this paper, I seek to explore the linkage behind these two issues.