Suburbanization of Urban China: A Conceptual Framework*

In 2000, while the rural residents accounted for 64 percent of the total population and the urban residents accounted for 36 percent of the total population, the health care spending in the rural areas accounted for only 22.5 percent of China’s total health care expenses and the health care spending in the urban areas accounted for 77.5 percent. ................
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