The Poverty Problem In China

Poverty - is a huge problem in the world. Countries all over the world are trying to decrease poverty rate. Between 1981-2004, China took off more than 600 million people out of poverty (China Poverty Reduction, 2010). China’s poverty overall has gone down because of government investments into an economy, which resulted in rapid growth and urbanization. Chinese government implemented series of social programs in order to sustain rapid economic growth. As of today, China made a huge progress in poverty reduction. According to government estimates, the world poverty level has fallen from about 30 % in 1978 to 3 % today, and only rural and minority areas poverty still remains as issues. Chinese government initiated the project that is based on

Environmental issues are also causing a poverty, such as a lowland quality or unpredicted natural disasters. These three problems are believed to be main poverty triggers.

Poverty cannot be eliminated immediately due to many various obstacles. Even if World Bank and the government will assist as hard as they can, all they can do is to minimize poverty rate. A project like “ Qinba” is too ambitious and complex, calling for exceptional leadership that cannot always be made available on a sustained basis. Negative outcomes

It sounds easy, but sometimes effectiveness is hidden in easy solutions. Of course, ending world poverty is an unrealistic goal, but at least the government can try to minimize poverty rate. By helping small rural places such as Qinba, the Chinese government can help people to obtain future they dream of. For example, Gungxi zhuang autonomous region received help from World Bank and the Chinese government, which helped them to develop the village, educate people and give them an opportunity to work and earn money. Since there is an environmental issue due to bad soil and low crop production, the government should either provide better Water utilization, increases Low-yielding soil and crop yield, or try to reduce poverty through voluntary resettlement. Another case to improve poverty in Qinba area is to provide an education. In poor areas, some people do not know basic skills, such as how to read and write. So my next question, is how are they supposed to survive without any pieces of knowledge? I believe, this is the main issue that government should pay strong attention. At least half of the boys in the poorest towns and villages and, particularly in some minority areas, nearly all of the girls do not attend school and will not achieve literacy (China- Qinba Project, 1997. p 2). The government should find ways to encourage students to study. In addition, the health issue is one of the main