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Chasing the Chinese Dream - Four Decades of Following China's War on Poverty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Chasing the Chinese Dream - Four Decades of Following China's War on Poverty (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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This open access book explores the historical, cultural and
philosophical contexts that have made anti-poverty the core of
Chinese society since Liberation in 1949, and why poverty
alleviation measures evolved from the simplistic aid of the 1950s
to Xi Jinping's precision poverty alleviation and its goal of
eliminating absolute poverty by 2020. The book also addresses the
implications of China's experience for other developing nations
tackling not only poverty but such issues as pandemics, rampant
urbanization and desertification exacerbated by global warming. The
first of three parts draws upon interviews of rural and urban
Chinese from diverse backgrounds and local and national leaders.
These interviews, conducted in even the remotest areas of the
country, offer candid insights into the challenges that have forced
China to continually evolve its programs to resolve even the most
intractable cases of poverty. The second part explores the
historic, cultural and philosophical roots of old China's
meritocratic government and how its ancient Chinese ethics have led
to modern Chinese socialism's stance that "poverty amidst plenty is
immoral". Dr. Huang Chengwei, one of China's foremost anti-poverty
experts, explains the challenges faced at each stage as China's
anti-poverty measures evolved over 70 years to emphasize
"enablement" over "aid" and to foster bottom-up initiative and
entrepreneurialism, culminating in Xi Jinping's precision poverty
alleviation. The book also addresses why national economic
development alone cannot reduce poverty; poverty alleviation
programs must be people-centered, with measurable and accountable
practices that reach even to household level, which China has done
with its "First Secretary" program. The third part explores the
potential for adopting China's practices in other nations,
including the potential for replicating China's successes in
developing countries through such measures as the Belt and Road
Initiative. This book also addresses prevalent misperceptions about
China's growing global presence and why other developing nations
must address historic, systemic causes of poverty and inequity
before they can undertake sustainable poverty alleviation measures
of their own.
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