Poverty Reduction Policies and Measures in China: An Introduction

Authors

Tai-Chee Wong, Nanyang Technological University of SingaporeFollow

Abstract

Post-reform China has launched a grand politically committed poverty reduction policy involving huge human and financial resources to ensure its success. Measures applied have targeted both rural and urban sectors with an objective to raise the poor’s factors of productivity, education and skills which are strongly linked to China’s market integration with the world. China’s success in poverty reduction over the last 40 years has won complimentary remarks from international communities. This special issue presents limited but representative aspects of poverty reduction measures adopted as poverty resolution options. These include assistance provided towards underprivileged ethnic minority groups through economic restructuring process, resettlement for a better livelihood linked to modern activities, returning youths from the cities to their rural setting to conduct business, and about the applicability of Taobao e-commerce in the Philippines. The macro-level urbanisation strategy is another major actor which is seen to have stimulated growth benefiting also the poor.

Recommended Citation

Wong, Tai-Chee (2022) "Poverty Reduction Policies and Measures in China: An Introduction," Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies: Vol. 11: No. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://mjcs.newera.edu.my/journal/vol11/iss1/1