China : Overcoming Rural Poverty

Although China has long been recognized for its achievements in reducing absolute poverty since 1978, international standards now estimate increased poverty incidences, particularly among the rural poor, mostly concentrated in the western provinces...

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spelling okr-10986-139022021-04-23T14:03:10Z China : Overcoming Rural Poverty World Bank ABSOLUTE POOR ABSOLUTE POVERTY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT ANNUAL SAMPLE CONSUMPTION DATA DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH EXTREME POVERTY FARM HOUSEHOLDS FOOD FOR WORK GDP HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPROVED ACCESS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE LABOR FORCE LITERACY LOCAL LEVEL MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS MONITORING FUNCTION NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POVERTY NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARTICIPATORY POVERTY PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POLICY MAKING POOR AREAS POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PERSON POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY INTERVENTIONS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY PROJECTS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION ACTIVITIES POVERTY REDUCTION GOALS POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES POVERTY WORK PURCHASING POWER PARITY REDUCING POVERTY REPAYMENT RESEARCH FINDINGS RURAL APPRAISAL RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SECTORAL COMPOSITION SQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX TARGETING TRANSIENT POOR UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY WATER RESOURCES Although China has long been recognized for its achievements in reducing absolute poverty since 1978, international standards now estimate increased poverty incidences, particularly among the rural poor, mostly concentrated in the western provinces, within remote and mountainous townships, where the absence of educational, health, and nutritional aspects prevail. The study reviews the macroeconomic context, analyzing trends in employment, inflation, as well as fiscal challenges in poverty reduction, presenting an overview on the poverty reduction programs, rather focusing on the implementation of new programs to meet the needs of the poor. It offers measures to increase mountain areas productivity, through strategic economic development, improved agriculture programs, and market analysis. Options for poverty reduction through labor mobility, or voluntary resettlement are weighed, emphasizing education, health, and nutrition. While recommendations include efficient use, and strengthened financial monitoring of funds for poverty reduction, through increased upland agricultural production, provision of social sectors, and, rural enterprise development, forging links with government, academic, and civil organizations, the report fails to address the significant emergence of urban absolute poverty, which may well prod future macroeconomic downturn. 2013-06-13T16:08:52Z 2013-06-13T16:08:52Z 2001-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1089578/china-overcoming-rural-poverty 0-8213-4925-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13902 English en_US A World Bank country study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication East Asia and Pacific China
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topic ABSOLUTE POOR
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
ANNUAL SAMPLE
CONSUMPTION DATA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXTREME POVERTY
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FOOD FOR WORK
GDP
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE
LITERACY
LOCAL LEVEL
MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS
MONITORING FUNCTION
NATIONAL AVERAGE
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
POLICY MAKING
POOR AREAS
POOR CHILDREN
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PERSON
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY INTERVENTIONS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY PROJECTS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION ACTIVITIES
POVERTY REDUCTION GOALS
POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES
POVERTY WORK
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REDUCING POVERTY
REPAYMENT
RESEARCH FINDINGS
RURAL APPRAISAL
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SECTORAL COMPOSITION
SQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
TARGETING
TRANSIENT POOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN POOR
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POVERTY
WATER RESOURCES
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE POOR
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
ANNUAL SAMPLE
CONSUMPTION DATA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXTREME POVERTY
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FOOD FOR WORK
GDP
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE
LITERACY
LOCAL LEVEL
MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS
MONITORING FUNCTION
NATIONAL AVERAGE
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
POLICY MAKING
POOR AREAS
POOR CHILDREN
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PERSON
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY INTERVENTIONS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY PROJECTS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION ACTIVITIES
POVERTY REDUCTION GOALS
POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES
POVERTY WORK
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REDUCING POVERTY
REPAYMENT
RESEARCH FINDINGS
RURAL APPRAISAL
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SECTORAL COMPOSITION
SQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
TARGETING
TRANSIENT POOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN POOR
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POVERTY
WATER RESOURCES
World Bank
China : Overcoming Rural Poverty
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China
relation A World Bank country study;
description Although China has long been recognized for its achievements in reducing absolute poverty since 1978, international standards now estimate increased poverty incidences, particularly among the rural poor, mostly concentrated in the western provinces, within remote and mountainous townships, where the absence of educational, health, and nutritional aspects prevail. The study reviews the macroeconomic context, analyzing trends in employment, inflation, as well as fiscal challenges in poverty reduction, presenting an overview on the poverty reduction programs, rather focusing on the implementation of new programs to meet the needs of the poor. It offers measures to increase mountain areas productivity, through strategic economic development, improved agriculture programs, and market analysis. Options for poverty reduction through labor mobility, or voluntary resettlement are weighed, emphasizing education, health, and nutrition. While recommendations include efficient use, and strengthened financial monitoring of funds for poverty reduction, through increased upland agricultural production, provision of social sectors, and, rural enterprise development, forging links with government, academic, and civil organizations, the report fails to address the significant emergence of urban absolute poverty, which may well prod future macroeconomic downturn.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author World Bank
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title China : Overcoming Rural Poverty
title_short China : Overcoming Rural Poverty
title_full China : Overcoming Rural Poverty
title_fullStr China : Overcoming Rural Poverty
title_full_unstemmed China : Overcoming Rural Poverty
title_sort china : overcoming rural poverty
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1089578/china-overcoming-rural-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13902
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