Poverty Elimination in China by 2020: Bringing a Transformation

DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1177/00195561221109223
Published date01 December 2022
Date01 December 2022
Subject MatterArticles
Poverty Elimination
in China by 2020:
Bringing a
Transformation
Satya Prakash Dash1
Abstract
Poverty is a challenge in the development and growth of a nation and hence a
social and economic phenomenon. Elimination of poverty is a primary goal, and
policies towards this are framed, but its success rate generally falls below the
targeted goals. China is probably the only country that has eliminated ‘absolute
poverty’ in 2020, by specifically implementing a targeted policy for elimination
of poverty. The policy adopted by China may be replicated by other countries
for similar positive results. The article analyses the specific policies for poverty
elimination in China, giving some actual results from the field. It also makes a
historical exploration of the poverty policies by China.
Keywords
Poverty elimination, rural poverty, urban poverty, development, targeted policy
China undertook the ambitious plan to achieve ‘No Poverty’ by the year 2020.
The year 2020 is significant for China, as 2021 marked the centennial year of the
establishment of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
To achieve this ambitious goal, China has implemented the Targeted Poverty Alleviation
(TPA) strategy and dened the most central poverty alleviation goals during the 13th
Five-year Plan (FYP) period as “two-worry-free & three-guarantee” (i.e., to ensure the
basic needs of food and clothing for those living in poverty and to guarantee that they
have appropriate access to compulsory education, basic medical care, and safe housing)
(Yang et al., 2020, p. 2).
Article
Indian Journal of Public
Administration
68(4) 572–584, 2022
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1 Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Sambalpur University, Burla, Western
Odisha, India.
Corresponding author:
Satya Prakash Dash, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Sambalpur University,
Burla, Western Odisha 768019, India.
E-mail: satya.csd@gmail.com

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