In 70 years how did the New China eliminate extreme poverty?

Authors

  • Michael Dunford Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0028-3130
  • Qi Bing School of Marxism, Beijing Sports University and Chinese Studies Research Centre, Institute of Political Sciences, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51359/2179-7501.2021.252611

Keywords:

poverty alleviation, economic development, rural development, China

Abstract

China is noted for remarkable reductions in rural poverty and aims to eliminate it by 2020. Achieving this outcome requires identification of the remaining poor population and a strategy that effectively addresses the causes of their poverty. This article explores the ways in which China has converted itself from the poorest country in the world in 1949 to a country in which extreme poverty is on the verge of disappearance. It examines the roles of economic growth and a a targeted combination of traditional development-oriented policy for poverty counties, villages and regions with wider minimum life guarantees and welfare services. The conclusions draw on a 2017 survey of 4,626 rural households and 13,689 individuals in 628 counties to point to some of the characteristics of the contemporary rural population.

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Published

2021-12-30

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2021): A China Contemporânea sob a perspectiva do Sul Global

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