Although China has long been recognized for its achievements in reducing absolute poverty since 1978, international standards now estimate increased poverty incidences, particularly among the rural poor, mostly concentrated in the western provinces, within remote and mountainous townships, where the absence of educational, health, and nutritional aspects prevail. The study reviews the macroeconomic context, analyzing trends in employment, inflation...
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2001/03/31
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2010/07/01
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China : overcoming rural poverty
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Food for Work Program
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Piazza,Alan L.; Li,Julia Shane; Su Guoxia; McKinley, Terry; Cheng,Enjiang; Saint-Pierre,Claude; Sicular,Terry; Trangmar,Bruce; Weller,Robert P..
China : overcoming rural poverty (English). A World Bank country study Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/235021468769302523