This paper analyzes the evolving trends in China’s rural poverty from 1988 to 2018 and how income growth and income gaps contributed to poverty reduction using rural household data from the China Household Income Pro...This paper analyzes the evolving trends in China’s rural poverty from 1988 to 2018 and how income growth and income gaps contributed to poverty reduction using rural household data from the China Household Income Project(CHIP).We find that after China’s reform and opening up policy introduced in 1978,China’s rural poverty has been reduced substantially due primarily to income growth,although this poverty-reducing effect was partially offset by widening income gaps.During the progress of this poverty reduction,however,income distribution replaced income growth as the key driver.For the extremely poor in particular,their poverty status hinged upon income distribution.As revealed by our empirical analysis of income sources,wage income became the chief source of income for rural households,contributing a rising share to poverty reduction in the countryside.The contribution of net income from government transfer to poverty reduction has increased in recent years,and this contribution has been increased with the deepening level of poverty.Calculation of the pro-poor growth index suggests that the poor population primarily benefited from the trickle-down effect of economic growth,and the economic growth pattern has yet to lean towards pro-poor growth.展开更多
This paper studies consumption and income poverty in rural China during the period from 1995 to 2018 using Chinese Household Income Project(CHIP)data.It finds that the wellbeing of Chinese rural residents has improved...This paper studies consumption and income poverty in rural China during the period from 1995 to 2018 using Chinese Household Income Project(CHIP)data.It finds that the wellbeing of Chinese rural residents has improved significantly during this period as part of China s rapid industrialization and economic growth.The incidence of poverty has fallen substantially,either measured in terms of income or consumption.However,consumption poverty is not consistent with income poverty.It was the substantial growth of consumption or income that brought about the sharp fall in poverty,whereas the redistribution of consumption or income in particular during the period from 2002 to 2018 was unfavorable for poverty reduction.A large number of rural household workers moved away from household farming to participate in local or urban non-farming activities,resulting in a fall in poverty in the households that engaged purely in farming,and economic growth led to a sharp fall in poverty within different rural household groups.展开更多
文摘This paper analyzes the evolving trends in China’s rural poverty from 1988 to 2018 and how income growth and income gaps contributed to poverty reduction using rural household data from the China Household Income Project(CHIP).We find that after China’s reform and opening up policy introduced in 1978,China’s rural poverty has been reduced substantially due primarily to income growth,although this poverty-reducing effect was partially offset by widening income gaps.During the progress of this poverty reduction,however,income distribution replaced income growth as the key driver.For the extremely poor in particular,their poverty status hinged upon income distribution.As revealed by our empirical analysis of income sources,wage income became the chief source of income for rural households,contributing a rising share to poverty reduction in the countryside.The contribution of net income from government transfer to poverty reduction has increased in recent years,and this contribution has been increased with the deepening level of poverty.Calculation of the pro-poor growth index suggests that the poor population primarily benefited from the trickle-down effect of economic growth,and the economic growth pattern has yet to lean towards pro-poor growth.
基金This paper was funded by the Major Research Project of National Social Sciences Foundation of China(Nos.19ZDA051 and 18ZDA080).
文摘This paper studies consumption and income poverty in rural China during the period from 1995 to 2018 using Chinese Household Income Project(CHIP)data.It finds that the wellbeing of Chinese rural residents has improved significantly during this period as part of China s rapid industrialization and economic growth.The incidence of poverty has fallen substantially,either measured in terms of income or consumption.However,consumption poverty is not consistent with income poverty.It was the substantial growth of consumption or income that brought about the sharp fall in poverty,whereas the redistribution of consumption or income in particular during the period from 2002 to 2018 was unfavorable for poverty reduction.A large number of rural household workers moved away from household farming to participate in local or urban non-farming activities,resulting in a fall in poverty in the households that engaged purely in farming,and economic growth led to a sharp fall in poverty within different rural household groups.
