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Methodology of County Poverty Alleviation Planning in China
A Report on Methods, Guidelines and Processes

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Contents

Table of Contents, Acknowledgements, and Executive Summary [ PDF: 242 KB | 33 pages ]

  1. Principles and philosophy underlying County Poverty Alleviation Planning (CPAP) [ PDF: 293 KB | 42 pages ]
    • Introduction
    • Institutional Change, Governance and Important Poverty Policies
    • Motivation for Change in National Poverty Policy
    • Monitoring Poverty Reduction
    • Principles of County Poverty Alleviation Planning (CPAP)
    • The Poverty Pyramid: A Structural and Philosophical Framework for CPAP

  2. Poor Village Identification [ PDF: 490 KB | 31 pages ]
    • Methods and Procedures
    • Procedures and methods

  3. Village Poverty Reduction Planning [ PDF: 192 KB | 16 pages ]
    • Principles
    • Methods and procedures
    • SWOT & proposal feasibility analysis
    • Beneficiary analysis
    • From project ideas to technical specifications, indicative budgets, and resource bids
    • Presentation of a Simple village logframe

  4. Integration of CPAP into Development Planning [ PDF: 193 KB | 20 pages ]
    • Introduction
    • Procedures and methods

  5. The Economic Perspectives on Poverty Reduction in Rural China [ PDF: 198 KB | 12 pages ]
    • Identifying sources of income in poverty counties
    • Economic aspects of livelihood systems of the poor
    • Production potential and constraints in China’s Poverty CountiesAnalyzing the industrial and agricultural basis for poverty reduction planning of county
    • Poverty Reduction in Poverty Counties
    • Rural credit and market-oriented microfinance for poverty reduction
    • Recommendations and Conclusions

  6. A Sociological Research on Poverty in China [ PDF: 227 KB | 22 pages ]
    • The general characteristics
    • Causes of poverty
    • Participatory poverty evaluation on the vulnerable groups
    • Organizing the participation of poor women in the poverty alleviation planning
    • Analysis on the village and county poverty alleviation development planning
    • Function of non-government organizations in planning and developing of poverty alleviation programs
    • The issue of migration in poverty alleviation
    • Recommendations and policy implications for the planning of participatory poverty alleviation at the county level

  7. Infrastructure Issues in County Poverty Alleviation Planning of China [ PDF: 205 KB | 27 pages ]
    • Impacts of Infrastructure Development on Poverty
    • Poverty Characteristics and Needs for Infrastructure
    • Costs and Benefits of Infrastructure Investment
    • Poor Participation in Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance
    • Prioritization of Infrastructure Investment
    • Regional Development and Infrastructure

  8. A Sociological Research on Poverty in China [ PDF: 319 KB | 32 pages ]
    • Introduction
    • Summary of the training courses
    • Annex

  9. Appendixes [ PDF: 794 KB | 99 pages ]
    • Poverty Alleviation and Community Development Planning for Haizigou Village, Xiaobazi Township, Fengning County, Hebei Province
    • Development of Poverty Reduction Planning Methodology
    • Poverty Alleviation and Development Program

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