北京城市贫困人口特征、成因及其解困对策

The characteristics and dynamics of the urban poor population and its counter measures in Beijing

在经济与社会转轨时期， 北京城市贫困人口总量显著增加， 并出现贫困人口群体多样化特征。贫困人口的成因既受国家经济结构调整和体制改革等因素的制约， 也受人口自身身体状况、文化素质和思想观念等的影响。因此， 需要采取多种措施摆脱贫困。

During the transition of economy and society in China, the total number of the urban poor has increased markedly, and the urban poor groups are becoming diverse. That is to say, besides the original urban poor composed of the senile, the weak, the patients and the disable,there have emerged the new urban poor which are comprised of a large number of laid off workers. There are many causes contributiong to the urban poverty. On the one hand, the urban poverty is brought about by the national economic structural adjustment and system reforms. On the other hand, it is also caused by the health conditions, education and ideas of the urban poor. Therefore, many measures and policies, such as to implement a re employment project, to establish a perfect social security system and to strengthen the job skill training, should be taken to deal with urban poverty.