Determinants of Rural Poverty in Remote Mountains of Southeast China from the Household Perspective

Wang, Chengchao; Wang, Yuan; Fang, Haiyan; Gao, Bidan; Weng, Zudeng; Ying, Tian

doi:10.1007/s11205-020-02348-1

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“…Consistent with the research by Liu et al (2020), Nguyen et al (2020), Wang et al (2020), Wang, Lan, et al (2021) and other studies, this study also found that all types of livelihood capital can significantly alleviate poverty and reduce the re-poverty risk. For example, some scholars believe that natural capital and human capital have the most significant effect on poverty alleviation and reducing re-poverty risk (Guerry et al, 2015;Huay and Bani, 2018;Xu et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 91%

Investigating the effectiveness of livelihood capital in reducing re-poverty risk: an empirical analysis of policy withdrawal and income structures in rural China

Fan

Ning

QingBiao

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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In the context of China’s comprehensive poverty alleviation efforts, this study explores the differences in the re-poverty risk between households that have been lifted out of poverty before and after policy withdrawal, as well as the sensitivity of different family types to their livelihood capital. The study used data from 45,141 out-of-poverty households in Yucheng County, Henan Province, from 2016 to 2020, and combined the poverty vulnerability theory and short-fall risk method to evaluate the re-poverty risk. The Tobit model was used to explore the influence of livelihood capital on the re-poverty risk. The study found that the overall re-poverty risk is 1.13%, which increases to 18.09% after direct poverty alleviation policy is withdrawn. The risk of working families is significantly lower than farming families. All kinds of livelihood capital significantly reduce the re-poverty risk, with natural capital playing the most significant role. For different family types, the marginal contribution of financial capital to reducing the re-poverty risk is relatively larger in working households, while that of natural capital is larger in farming households. Specifically, labor capacity, arable land area, local leaders, and loans have a more significant inhibitory effect on the re-poverty risk. These findings provide valuable insights for formulating policies related to increasing household income and preventing the occurrence of re-poverty.

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Investigating the effectiveness of livelihood capital in reducing re-poverty risk: an empirical analysis of policy withdrawal and income structures in rural China

Fan

Ning

QingBiao

2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…In China, the eastern region has the higher level of economic development than the central region. Our findings verify the positive effect of the macroeconomic level on poverty alleviation (Wang et al, 2020). At the same time, we found that the probability of escaping from poverty in the western region was similar to that in the eastern region.…”

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confidence: 87%

Dynamics of multidimensional poverty and its determinants among the middle-aged and older adults in China

Wang

Shu

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The aim of this study was to understand the dynamics of multidimensional poverty and its determinants among mid-aged and older adults. We used 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018 data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We utilised basic descriptive statistics, the poverty transition matrix, Kaplan–Meier estimates, and the discrete-time proportional hazards model for data analysis. From 2011 to 2018, the incidence of multidimensional poverty among mid-aged and older people basically decreased, but the average poverty intensity remained stable. Most mid-aged and older adults had transient multidimensional poverty. The longer an individual remained multidimensionally poor, the smaller the probability of exit from poverty; The longer an individual remained nonpoor after escaping from poverty, the smaller the probability of returning to poverty. As to other factors, individual characteristics, family structure, living arrangements, social capital, and living areas significantly affected the risks of multidimensional poverty exit and reentry. Based on these results, the government should implement targeted interventions for frail older adults with the identified characteristics to prevent them from persistent multidimensional poverty or return to poverty.

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“…First, rural families may have more resources due to an increase in labor income and growth of social networks during urbanization, whereas within-family connections, such as between adult children and aging parents or among siblings, may decrease because urban individuals are less likely to share information with families or communicate with relatives when they are busy with jobs (Jiang et al 2012). However, rural families in less urbanized communities are still short of resources but usually keep the tradition of having a large family and strong connections among family members (Wang et al 2020). They may have similar overall PFR score because families with fewer within-family connections may have more resources and families with less resources may have more within-family connections (Kaya and Arici 2012;Chew and Haase 2016;Rocchi et al 2017;Isaacs, 2018).…”

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The Status of Family Resilience: Effects of Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural China

Yang

Feldman

2020

Soc Indic Res

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Family resilience is the capacity of a family to mitigate adversity using its resources, structure, and internal connections. In rural China, where sustainable livelihoods are changing rapidly because of urbanization and migration, it is not clear how family resilience interacts with sustainability of livelihoods. This study of rural Chinese families classifies individual’s perceived family resilience and discusses how sustainable livelihoods influence this classification. A multilevel survey of rural families reveals three categories of perceived resilience in families: perceived optimistic families, perceived cooperative families, and perceived pessimistic families. Sustainable livelihoods, including natural, social, financial, and human capitals, have significant impacts on this classification of perceived family resilience. We conclude that rural families in China vary in their levels of family resilience, and the more physical and financial capital they have, the more internal cooperation there is within families. The more natural and traditional social capital families have, the less internal cooperation there is within families. The more human resources families have, the more resilience they have.

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Determinants of Rural Poverty in Remote Mountains of Southeast China from the Household Perspective

Cited by 15 publications

References 46 publications

Investigating the effectiveness of livelihood capital in reducing re-poverty risk: an empirical analysis of policy withdrawal and income structures in rural China

Investigating the effectiveness of livelihood capital in reducing re-poverty risk: an empirical analysis of policy withdrawal and income structures in rural China

Dynamics of multidimensional poverty and its determinants among the middle-aged and older adults in China

The Status of Family Resilience: Effects of Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural China

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