Poverty, Vulnerability, and Fiscal Sustainability in the People's Republic of China

Publication | June 2021
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This report explores the new poverty reduction strategy of the People's Republic of China and focuses on the vulnerable, particularly children, the elderly, and those whose access to health care is jeopardized by urbanization and aging.

Price
  • US$33.00 (paperback)

The People’s Republic of China has a long and successful record of poverty reduction. As incomes rise, the country’s new poverty reduction strategy needs to treat poverty as multidimensional, reinvigorate rural development, develop an integrated rural–urban poverty strategy, and include the vulnerable segments of the population in poverty policy. The report delves into the questions: how much fiscal support is needed to finance social services and protection, and how much should be shouldered by individuals and households?

Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Charting Sustainable Poverty Reduction Post-2020 and COVID-19
  • Viewing Poverty in the People's Republic of China under a New Lens
  • Strengthening the Fiscal System to Help Reduce Vulnerability
  • Reinvigorating Sustainable Rural Development
  • Developing Sustainable Elderly Care System
  • Improving Human Capital through Early Childhood Development
  • Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Healthy System Reform
  • Concluding Remarks—Addressing Vulnerability and Fiscal Sustainability
  • Appendix: Support Policy for Migrant Workers

Additional Details

Type
Subjects
  • Governance and public sector management
  • Public financial management
  • Health
  • Health system development
  • Health sector development and reform
  • Poverty
  • Social development and protection
  • Aging and the Elderly
  • Youth and children
Countries
  • China, People's Republic of
Pages
  • 106
Dimensions
  • 8.5 x 11
SKU
  • TCS210217-2
ISBN
  • 978-92-9262-913-7 (print)
  • 978-92-9262-914-4 (electronic)
  • 978-92-9262-915-1 (ebook)

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