1. Persistent Poverty in Rural China: Where, Why, and How to Escape?
- Author
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Thomas Herzfeld, Thomas Glauben, Xiaobing Wang, and Scott Rozelle
- Subjects
China ,Economics and Econometrics ,Asia ,transient poverty ,Sociology and Political Science ,poverty ,growth ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Population ,Duration dependence ,WASS ,Development ,Economic inequality ,Development economics ,ddc:330 ,Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy ,countries ,rural population ,Duration (project management) ,education ,Socioeconomics ,education.field_of_study ,hazard analysis ,Poverty ,Agrarische Economie en Plattelandsbeleid ,transition ,dynamics ,mobility ,Geography ,sociological approach ,Rural population ,income inequality ,Panel data - Abstract
Using rural household panel data from three Chinese provinces, this paper identifies determinants of long-term poverty and tests the duration dependence on the probability to leave poverty. Special emphasis is given to the selection of the poverty line and inter-regional differences across provinces. Results suggest that the majority of population seems to be only temporary poor. However, the probability to leave poverty for those who were poor is differently affected by poverty duration across provinces ranging from no duration dependence in Zhejiang to highly significant duration dependence in Yunnan. The number of nonworking family members, education, and several village characteristics seem to be the most important covariates. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- 2012