The People's Republic of China has experienced since the late 70s unprecedented economic development. That is, on the one hand, coupled with the many positive aspects, on the other, but also brought some negative things. One of them was the increasing regional disparities and the related problems of poverty, which are the main subject of this thesis. Regional disparity is dealt through the provinces of Sichuan, Hunan and Liaoning, each of them represents one Chinese region. By comparing socio-economic development of these provinces it is found that the differences in their economic levels are greater than the differences in social level. But the important thing is that these differences in the last years are not deepening and there is a gradual narrowing of the gap between the East and the rest of the country. This is due not only to economic growth but also adopted government programs
