Abstract
The Chinese government declared war against poverty in 1994 and aimed to eradicate it completely by the year 2000. Poverty eradication is not just a social relief, but an economic development strategy and a political task. The political discourse of poverty eradication not only creates hope for the poor, but also enables the current leadership to silence their opponents and any public dissent against the growing economic polarization. Therefore, the performance of anti-poverty efforts not only indicates how much the poor might have their living standards improved, but also reveals the effectiveness of the reform and tests the political credibility of the leadership.
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Chuen, L.T. (1999). The Political Economy of Anti-Poverty in Socialist China. In: Teather, D.C.B., Yee, H.S., Campling, J. (eds) China in Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333983829_10
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