Skills Lift Women From,Poverty

Threeyearsago,CatShuzllen,afarmerinLislluCountyinJinnProvincewasilldespair.Theuntimelydeatllofthechickensandrabbitsshehadraisedtoselloiltilemarketaim.ostdrovehertosuicide.TodayCatilasbecomeamillionairethankstotheadvancedfarmingskillsshe11aslearlled.AlldsheisnotaIOlle.Nearly1001llillionwomenillruralareas11avemasteredatleasttwoappliedfarmingskillsovertilepastdecade,tllallkstotileimplementationoftrainillgprogralllslaullclledbygovernmentalinstitutiOlls,accordillgtotheAll-CllmaWOmen'sFederati…     

Population,Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation in China

~~Population,Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation in China     

Population,Environment Dynamics,Poverty and Quality of Life in China

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Use Poverty Relief FundsEffectively

Chinashouldmakemoreeffectiveuseofitspovertyalleviationfunds,urgedarecentarticleintheChinaReformNews.TheimpoverishedpopulationinChinahasdecreasedfrom250millionin1978to42millionlastyear.Governmentrelieffundsplayedadecisiveroleintheimpressiveimprovement...     

Poverty and Headship in Post-apartheid South Africa, 1997–2006

In this paper, I investigate the characteristics and poverty status of female- and male-headed households in South Africa using nationally representative household survey data from the October Household Surveys (1997 and 1999) and the General Household Surveys (2004 and 2006). This decade (1997–2006) represents a period for which there is an extensive poverty literature documenting (particularly in the 2000 s) an overall decrease in the poverty headcount rate. At the same time, however, there is evidence to suggest that female-headed households have a far higher risk of poverty and that the poverty differential between female- and male-headed households widened over the period. The aim of this paper is to identify some of the main reasons that female-headed households are more vulnerable to poverty in post-apartheid South Africa and why poverty has decreased by more in male-headed households (relative to female-headed households). The study examines the key features which distinguish female- and male-headed households and whether these have changed over time. In order to link these characteristics with the poverty differential between female- and male-headed households, I then examine whether (and by how much) controlling for the observable differences between female- and male-headed households reduces the significantly greater risk of poverty in female-headed households.     

Province-to-Province Assistance for Poverty Alleviation

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Poverty Alleviation In Rural China

Greateffortshasbeenmadeandsignificantachievementsgainedinpovertyreductionsincethe,institutionoftheNationalPoveytyAlleviationProgrammein1992.Thepovertylinefortheruralimpoverishedpopulationin1997wasapercapitaannualincomeof640yuan.From1992to1997,thesizeoftheimpoverishedpopulationfellfrom80millionto49.6million,withanaveragenumberofsixmillionrelievedfrompoverty.Distributionoftheimpoverishedpopulation.Oftheremaining49.6million,47.8%liveinwesternChina,36%inCentralChinaandtheremainingintheeasternpr…     

On ‘Consistent’ Poverty

The measurement of poverty as ‘consistent’ poverty offers a solution to one of the primary problems of poverty measurement within Social Policy of the last three decades. Often treated as if they were synonymous, ‘indirect’ measures of poverty, such as low income measures, and ‘direct’ measures, such as indices of material deprivation, identify surprisingly different people as being poor. In response to this mismatch, a team of Irish researchers put forward a measure which identified respondents in as being in poverty when they experienced both a low standard of living, as measured by deprivation indicators, and a lack of resources, as measured by a low income line. Importantly, they argued that the two measures required an equal weight. In this paper, I present a reconsideration of the consistent poverty measure from both conceptual and empirical perspectives. In particular, I examine the claim that low income and material deprivation measures should be given an ‘equal weight’. I argue that, from a conceptual perspective, the nature of the indicators at hand means that a deprivation-led measurement approach might be understood to align with the definition of poverty which Nolan and Whelan outline and, from an empirical perspective, that it is the material deprivation measure—and not the low income measure—which is particularly effective in identifying individuals at risk of multiple forms of deprivation. However, I argue that greater attention needs to be given to the question of whether indicators of material deprivation provide a sufficient measure of material poverty and suggest that advancing the measurement of material deprivation beyond its relatively rudimentary state represents an important priority for poverty research.     

Hispanic Concentrated Poverty in Traditional and New Destinations, 2010–2014

This paper examines patterns of Hispanic concentrated poverty in traditional, new, and minor destinations. Using data from 2010 to 2014 from the American Community Survey, we find that without controlling for group characteristics, Hispanics experience a lower level of concentrated poverty in new destinations compared to traditional gateways. Metropolitan level factors explain this difference, including ethnic residential segregation, the Hispanic poverty rate, and the percentage of Hispanics who are foreign born. Overall, this study sheds new light on the Hispanic geographic dispersal in the United States and offers support for the argument that the Hispanic settlement into new destinations is associated with lower levels of concentrated poverty.     

Urban Poverty More Severe than Expected

China should implement strong and effective socioeconomic policies to eradicate the root cause for poverty. This was the message delivered by Yang Yanyin, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, at the First International Forum on Anti-Poverty in Urban China, co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This was the first mention of the term urban poor by high-ranking Chinese officials in public. The latest civil affairs s…     

Do the Poor Really Feel Poor? Comparing Objective Poverty with Subjective Poverty in Pakistan

Social Indicators Research - The current literature on poverty focuses intensively on objective poverty, which is based on household income, household consumption, basic needs, calorie...     

Left Out? Lesbian,Gay, and Bisexual Poverty in the U.S.

This paper analyzes the risk of poverty for self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people from mid-2013 through 2016 in the National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative survey of households that includes a sexual orientation question based on identity (n = 112,143). The study tests the role of family structure—living with a spouse or partner and having children—on the risk of poverty for LGB and heterosexual respondents. After controlling for education, demographic, and health measures in a probit model, lesbians and gay men are as likely to be poor as similar heterosexuals, but bisexual women and men are significantly more likely to be poor, regardless of relationship status. Single and childless gay men are also more likely to be poor than single heterosexual men. Being in a relationship reduces the likelihood of poverty for people of all sexual orientations, but the data show evidence of a gender composition effect: married male same-sex couples are less likely and unmarried female same-sex couples more likely to be poor than their married counterparts. Marriage reduces gay men’s poverty risk more and children increase their poverty risk less than for heterosexual men.     

Fujian Fares Well in Poverty Alleviation

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Project Happiness Helps Mothers Living in Poverty

Project Happiness, since its launch in 1995, has been successfully implemented across China. So far, project sites have been established in 466 counties of 28 of the country抯 31 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions), with a combined investment of RMB160 million including donations, poverty-alleviation funds from the central government and matching funds from local governments. A total of 120,000 poor mothers have been helped out of poverty and more than 500,000 people have benef…     

13~(th) World Population Day Themes Poverty, Population and Development

On July 11th, hundreds of Beijing residents from all walks of life participated in a series of activities to commemorate the 13th World Population Day, which was themed 揚overty, Population and Development? China carries 21% of the world抯 population. Since the 1970s when the family planning policy was first carried out, China has effectively brought its rapid population growth under control and achieved a low fertility level. Meanwhile, poverty-stricken population also dropped from 250 mi…     

General Situationof Poverty Alleviation and the Strategy

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Integration of Family Planning With Poverty Alleviation

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National Programme for Poverty Alleviation of China

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Patterns of Poverty Alleviation in Mountain Areas

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