Poverty alleviation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, 1983-- 1992
Опубликовано на портале: 19-05-2004
2001
Организация: |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) |
Подтип: | PhD |
Тематические разделы: | Социология, Экономическая социология, Социальная стратификация |
Aннотация:
The purpose of this research is to expose the hidden agenda of poverty alleviation in China, in which economic growth and basic needs are made sub-regional issues, while the designation of poverty is a concern of national development.
The poverty problem in China is highly stereotyped since it was perceived. It has
been suggested that poverty alleviation be exclusively concerned with the revival
of the regional economy by means of large-scale capital investment or the improvement
of the livelihoods of the recipients by means of rural integrated development programmes.
The strategy of sustainable development is regarded as an ideal meeting point in
supporting environmental rehabilitation, while maintaining acceptable living standard.
However, upon a broad review of poverty alleviation in China, the strategy has to
be re-examined. On the one hand, since space is too widely defined, the integrative
aspect has been overlooked, in that the political process connecting the region,
the county, the township and the village is not explored adequately. On the other
hand, since poverty is too narrowly pursued, the segregate aspect has been neglected,
such that the spatial process connecting the county and the township has not been
assessed. The purpose of this research is to expose the hidden agenda of poverty
alleviation in China, in which economic growth and basic needs are made sub-regional
issues, while the designation of poverty is a concern of national development. The
Xihaigu Poverty Alleviation Project situated in the eight counties in the Southern
mountainous District of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region during the period 1983
to 1992 was investigated. Both policy analysis and household survey were undertaken.
It is found that, when space is more narrowly defined and when poverty is more widely
pursued, a targetting mechanism emerges by involving the government more deeply in
an inclusive approach. As such, mainstream thinking on poverty alleviation can be
more critically reassessed by reinstating basic needs to the core of the inquiry
on the poverty problem.
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