STATE leaders from 189 countries that attended the Millennium Summit in 2000 adopted the UN Millennium Declaration,and so committed to helping achieve the eight millennium development goals.The first was to eradicate ...STATE leaders from 189 countries that attended the Millennium Summit in 2000 adopted the UN Millennium Declaration,and so committed to helping achieve the eight millennium development goals.The first was to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.In an interview with Chinese media in 2011,UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that China’s"remarkable progress"had"contributed to our global MDG results,"notably in helping the world to"lift at least half of the extremely poor people out of poverty."展开更多
Using various sources of data, this paper examines the contributions of rural labor migration to economic growth and poverty reduction in China. The results show that there is still a significant number of people livi...Using various sources of data, this paper examines the contributions of rural labor migration to economic growth and poverty reduction in China. The results show that there is still a significant number of people living in poverty in rural areas, while the effectiveness of migration on poverty reduction has declined, implying an urgent need for new approaches to poverty reduction. China's experiences could also be valuable for the formulation of development strategies in other developing countries.展开更多
文摘STATE leaders from 189 countries that attended the Millennium Summit in 2000 adopted the UN Millennium Declaration,and so committed to helping achieve the eight millennium development goals.The first was to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.In an interview with Chinese media in 2011,UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that China’s"remarkable progress"had"contributed to our global MDG results,"notably in helping the world to"lift at least half of the extremely poor people out of poverty."
基金The authors are grateful for financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 71473267 and 71642003 ).
文摘Using various sources of data, this paper examines the contributions of rural labor migration to economic growth and poverty reduction in China. The results show that there is still a significant number of people living in poverty in rural areas, while the effectiveness of migration on poverty reduction has declined, implying an urgent need for new approaches to poverty reduction. China's experiences could also be valuable for the formulation of development strategies in other developing countries.