Small Works : : Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China / / John A. Donaldson.
How can policymakers effectively reduce poverty? Most mainstream economists advocate promoting economic growth, on the grounds that it generally reduces poverty while bringing other economic benefits. However, this dominant hypothesis offers few alternatives for economies that are unable to grow, or...
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Donaldson, John A., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Small Works : Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China / John A. Donaldson. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource (240 p.) : 3 maps, 15 tables, 9 charts/graphs text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chinese Terms -- Introduction -- 1. Guizhou and Yunnan in Comparison -- 2. Why Do Similar Areas Adopt Different Developmental Strategies? -- 3. Roads: Building Connections to Markets -- 4. Migration: Go East, Young Man (and Woman) -- 5. Tourism: Joyous Village Life -- 6. Coal Mining: Black Gold -- Conclusion: The Micro-Oriented State, Development, and Poverty -- Appendix: Methodology and Case Selection -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star How can policymakers effectively reduce poverty? Most mainstream economists advocate promoting economic growth, on the grounds that it generally reduces poverty while bringing other economic benefits. However, this dominant hypothesis offers few alternatives for economies that are unable to grow, or in places where economic growth fails to reduce or actually exacerbates poverty. In Small Works, John A. Donaldson draws on his extensive fieldwork in two Chinese provinces-Yunnan and Guizhou-that are exceptions to the purported relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction.In Yunnan, an outward-oriented developmental state, one that focuses on large-scale, urban development, has largely failed to reduce poverty, even though it succeeded in stimulating economic growth. Provincial policy shaped roads, tourism, and mining in ways that often precluded participation by poor people. By contrast, Guizhou is a micro-oriented state, one that promotes small-scale, low-skill economic opportunities-and so reduces poverty despite slow economic growth. It is no coincidence that this Guizhou approach parallels the ideas encapsulated in the "scientific development view" of China's current president Hu Jintao. After all, Hu, when Guizhou's leader, helped establish the micro-oriented state in the province. Donaldson's conclusions have implications for our understanding of development and poverty reduction, economic change in China, and the thinking behind China's policy decisions. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Economic development China Guizhou Sheng. Economic development China Yunnan Sheng. Poverty China Guizhou Sheng. Poverty China Yunnan Sheng. Asian Studies. Political Science & Political History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 print 9780801449680 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801462771 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801462771 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801462771/original |
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