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View article: Understanding Poverty Alleviation in Rural China: The Role of Policy Brokers
Understanding Poverty Alleviation in Rural China: The Role of Policy Brokers Open
China eradicated rural extreme poverty in 2020 after an 8‐year campaign that combined endogenous economic development involving local people with social assistance. Ethnographic research in a village in southwest China reports township off…
View article: China and Climate Change: Just Transition and Social Inclusion
China and Climate Change: Just Transition and Social Inclusion Open
China aims to transition from a carbon‐intensive economy to carbon neutrality before 2060. Although climate change policies commenced in 2007, this goal remains extremely challenging. Reporting on China’s progress, the articles in this iss…
View article: Is it Enough? An Analysis of the Living Conditions of Left-Behind and Migrant Children Receiving Cash Transfers in Qinghai and Anhui Provinces of China
Is it Enough? An Analysis of the Living Conditions of Left-Behind and Migrant Children Receiving Cash Transfers in Qinghai and Anhui Provinces of China Open
Children are often negatively affected by large-scale rural-urban migration. This study examines the effects of cash transfer payments on left-behind children and migrant children and explores the adequacy of child cash transfer programs. …
View article: China's move to measuring relative poverty: implications for social protection
China's move to measuring relative poverty: implications for social protection Open
With rural extreme poverty officially eradicated in 2020, China is to move to measuring relative poverty in urban and rural areas. Relative poverty describes circumstances in which people cannot afford actively to participate in society an…
View article: Left Behind? The Status of Women in Contemporary China
Left Behind? The Status of Women in Contemporary China Open
The status of women in China has deteriorated markedly since 2006 relative to other countries, according to the World Economic Forum Gender Gap Index. Taking a longer view, the position of women has greatly improved since the founding of t…
View article: Poverty, Shame and Ethics in Contemporary China – ERRATUM
Poverty, Shame and Ethics in Contemporary China – ERRATUM Open
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View article: Anti-poverty Policies and Discourses of Blame in China
Anti-poverty Policies and Discourses of Blame in China Open
Under Xi Jinping, the Chinese authorities have promised to eradicate rural poverty in the country by 2020. Since it was first announced, this goal has entered the popular imagination, becoming a major engine of policy innovation. A new rep…
View article: Poverty and Participation in Twenty-First Century Multicultural Britain
Poverty and Participation in Twenty-First Century Multicultural Britain Open
Peter Townsend argued that poverty could be scientifically measured as a ‘breakpoint’ within the income distribution below which participation collapses. This paper stands on Townsend's shoulders in measuring the level of poverty and parti…