Targeted industrial poverty alleviation in China’s Rural Areas: Evidence From Yulin Township

Abstract

The main focus of this research is to brie ly introduce the history of poverty alleviation programs in China and focus on investigating targeted industrial poverty alleviation programs in Yulin Township (Mingshui County) and assessing the effectiveness of its methods. The aim of this paper is to present a detailed description of the targeted industrial poverty alleviation program and explain how it differs from other similar programs. The data in this paper comes primarily from the poverty alleviation of ice in Yulin Township and contains both individual-level and aggregated variables. The main indings highlight that the program is successful in reducing poverty and increasing incomes. Moreover, among the individual measures that comprise the program, the reward for working and transportation subsidy seems to achieve the highest success in increasing incomes for many households. Also, the other measures may be better suited for various segments of the population.