The present paper investigates how neighborhood effects are connected to chronic poverty. We examine a large sample of groups of households and find that neighborhood effects are significant in a majority of groups, e...The present paper investigates how neighborhood effects are connected to chronic poverty. We examine a large sample of groups of households and find that neighborhood effects are significant in a majority of groups, especially in the poorest groups. People living in poor communities tend to suffer from poverty over time. It is of theoretical and empirical importance to explore how neighborhood effects are interrelated with chronic poverty and the channels through which this occurs. Unlike other econometric analyses, we establish a multilevel econometric model to show that： （i） it is difficult for an individual living in a neighborhood with a high proportion of agricultural labor, low education levels, and poor transport and telecommunication infrastructure to escape from poverty traps; （ii） neighborhood effects dominate in poor communities; and （iii） although poverty is affected by group-level factors, individual factors still play a dominant role in regards to escaping poverty when income surpasses a threshold level Therefore, policy priority should be given to providing social protection and public services, especially in poor rural areas.展开更多
There are 36 counties affirmed to be aid-poverty-development county in the early 21st century, which distribute around the circumferential mountain of Sichuan Basin, According to the topographic features and the distr...There are 36 counties affirmed to be aid-poverty-development county in the early 21st century, which distribute around the circumferential mountain of Sichuan Basin, According to the topographic features and the distribution of nationality, these aid-poverty-development counties can be classified into 4 depressed-regions. Study shows that regional poverty performance of 4 depressed-regions not only has many commons in the field of regional economic structure and industry structure, which is far behind the average development performance of Sichuan in the field of economic sum per capita such as GDP, farmer net income per capita as well as retail scale consumer goods, it is also quite different related to infrastructure and social development within 4 depressed-regions. Regional Poverty is chronically resulted in interaction of the multi-factors. Natural condition constraint is the basic factor contributed to regional poverty, policy influences play key role, the poor culture is inherent factor to regional poverty and the marginal locations play important role.展开更多
The emergence and evolution of poverty follows a pattern.At different developmental stages,poverty takes on different characteristics,which calls for specific anti-poverty policies.Ever since its reform and opening up...The emergence and evolution of poverty follows a pattern.At different developmental stages,poverty takes on different characteristics,which calls for specific anti-poverty policies.Ever since its reform and opening up,China has resorted to three different kinds of anti-poverty policies in succession.By shifting its focus to national economic development,China has lifted itself out of universal poverty.With the policy of development-oriented poverty alleviation,China has mitigated regional poverty.Now,China is on a path to eradicate individual poverty with the policy of targeted poverty alleviation.The future will see China put in place some forward-looking social policies to prevent and reduce new poverty issues.展开更多
基金financial support of the Key Grant Programs of the National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.10AZD013 and 11&ZD006)
文摘The present paper investigates how neighborhood effects are connected to chronic poverty. We examine a large sample of groups of households and find that neighborhood effects are significant in a majority of groups, especially in the poorest groups. People living in poor communities tend to suffer from poverty over time. It is of theoretical and empirical importance to explore how neighborhood effects are interrelated with chronic poverty and the channels through which this occurs. Unlike other econometric analyses, we establish a multilevel econometric model to show that： （i） it is difficult for an individual living in a neighborhood with a high proportion of agricultural labor, low education levels, and poor transport and telecommunication infrastructure to escape from poverty traps; （ii） neighborhood effects dominate in poor communities; and （iii） although poverty is affected by group-level factors, individual factors still play a dominant role in regards to escaping poverty when income surpasses a threshold level Therefore, policy priority should be given to providing social protection and public services, especially in poor rural areas.
基金Supported by Youth Funding of Sichuan Academy of Soclal Scienccs in 2003(YFSASS03-13)
文摘There are 36 counties affirmed to be aid-poverty-development county in the early 21st century, which distribute around the circumferential mountain of Sichuan Basin, According to the topographic features and the distribution of nationality, these aid-poverty-development counties can be classified into 4 depressed-regions. Study shows that regional poverty performance of 4 depressed-regions not only has many commons in the field of regional economic structure and industry structure, which is far behind the average development performance of Sichuan in the field of economic sum per capita such as GDP, farmer net income per capita as well as retail scale consumer goods, it is also quite different related to infrastructure and social development within 4 depressed-regions. Regional Poverty is chronically resulted in interaction of the multi-factors. Natural condition constraint is the basic factor contributed to regional poverty, policy influences play key role, the poor culture is inherent factor to regional poverty and the marginal locations play important role.
文摘The emergence and evolution of poverty follows a pattern.At different developmental stages,poverty takes on different characteristics,which calls for specific anti-poverty policies.Ever since its reform and opening up,China has resorted to three different kinds of anti-poverty policies in succession.By shifting its focus to national economic development,China has lifted itself out of universal poverty.With the policy of development-oriented poverty alleviation,China has mitigated regional poverty.Now,China is on a path to eradicate individual poverty with the policy of targeted poverty alleviation.The future will see China put in place some forward-looking social policies to prevent and reduce new poverty issues.
