Research Reports on the Elimination of Poverty in China - Dingxi City, Gansu Province

    Zhang Yongli, Li Wengang, Shen Zhiyu, Geng Xiaojuan

Abstract

    Due to the harsh ecological environment,underdeveloped infrastructure,and low level of social and economic development,farming population in Dingxi has long struggled to meet their basic needs.The city has long been regarded as a typical poverty-stricken area.In order to get rid of poverty,the poverty alleviation and development program was launched in 1982 in Dingxi.Since then,Dingxi has made remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation.The implementation of the antipoverty policy in 2013 made Dingxi enter a decisive stage of poverty alleviation—all the counties and districts of Dingxi will be lifted out of poverty in the end of 2020.

    This book introduces the social and economic development of Dingxi and its causes of poverty and process of poverty alleviation and development.It sorts out policy systems and details,as well as important measures and achievements of trageted poverty alleviation in Dingxi.It focuses on its poverty alleviation through developing potato industry,financial industry,traditional Chinese medicine industry,new energy industry,livestock raising industry,and labor transfer.It makes a detailed analysis of the process,details and measures,models,and effectiveness and experience of poverty alleviation in the city,and a further comprehensive analysis of the regional industrial development there.

Keywords

Dingxi; Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Eradication;Achievements; Experience; Cases