China＇s Experience in Rural Poverty *** from Industrialization and Urbanization to Increase Rural Household Income

作     者：Xu Qing Wu Jingjing Zhang Yuan 

作者机构：Institute of Finance and EconomicsShanghai University of Finance and EconomicsShanghaiChina School of EconomicsFudan UniversityShanghaiChina China Center for Economics StudiesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina 

出 版 物：《China Economist》 (中国经济学人（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第8卷第3期

页      面：4-15页

学科分类：120301[管理学-农业经济管理] 12[管理学] 02[经济学] 1203[管理学-农林经济管理] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 020105[经济学-世界经济] 

主　　题：China miracle rural poverty industrialization China's experience 

摘      要：This paper makes an appraisal of the successful experience of China, a country with the largest agricultural population in the world, in the reduction of rural poverty. We conclude that it is an indispensible strategy to give priority to the development of urban sectors to promote economic growth and reduce rural poverty, and that the development of low value-added agriculture yields few, if any, benefits in decreasing rural poverty. By first adopting urban-biased policies and promoting industrialization, China has created new sources of economic growth and urban employment opportunities to absorb the surplus rural workforce. Entering labor-intensive industrial sectors for higher incomes has thus become a critical avenue for the rural poor to benefit from economic growth and escape poverty.