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Assessing the Stability of Poverty Alleviation from a Household Economic Perspectives

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  • Rui Wang

    (Faculty of Geography, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
    School of Geographical Sciences, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
    These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.)

  • Huasong Luo

    (Faculty of Geography, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
    Graduate School, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
    These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.)

  • Yong Chen

    (School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Zhejiang University of Science & Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China)

  • Dashuai Gao

    (Faculty of Geography, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China)

  • Hang Liu

    (Faculty of Geography, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China)

  • Huabin Bian

    (School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China)

  • Jingjing Chen

    (School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China)

Abstract

From the perspective of household economy, the application of a multiscale spatial econometric model to realize the objective evaluation of county-level poverty alleviation stability is a core issue in rural economics research. The improvement of economic income and livelihood conditions for small farm holders are significant manifestations of poverty alleviation stability. Quantitative evaluation of the county-level poverty alleviation stability can provide a scientific basis for the adjustment of rural economic policy and high-quality development of regional economy by the multiscale spatial econometric model. This study realizes the quantitative evaluation of county-level poverty alleviation stability by constructing the evaluation index system, taking five counties in China’s Yunnan Province as an example, using the exact 2242 survey datasets, and adopting the multiscale spatial econometric model. The main idea of the model is to obtain the score of poverty alleviation stability by weighted summing of dimensions on the basis of weight calculation of each evaluation index. Results revealed the following: (1) County-level poverty alleviation stability includes the stability of regional poverty alleviation and the stability of farmers’ poverty alleviation, which is mainly affected by the combined effect of five factors, including economic and ability status, cognitive level, supporting facilities, and social governance. (2) Based on the multiscale spatial econometric model, the overall poverty alleviation stability in the five counties is relatively low, with Zhaoyang District showing the highest stability, followed by Yiliang, Yuanyang, Honghe, and Gongshan. (3) Farmers’ poverty alleviation stability in all counties, except Zhaoyang, is higher than that in the region. County-level gross domestic product and fiscal revenue are the dominant factors affecting the stability of poverty alleviation in the region, while the dominant factors affecting the farmers’ poverty alleviation stability are the level of per capita net income and labor force proportion in the household population. (4) To enhance poverty alleviation stability, this study suggested enhancing the level of economic development in counties and strengthening the collective economy of the village, innovating the form of economic development of the village, taking the enhancement of the development capacity of counties, relying on resource advantages to actively develop special industries, and improving the stability and sustainability of income generation for farmers. Meanwhile, we propose to further improve the conditions of regional infrastructure and enhance the capacity of public services. The findings can help enrich the theoretical research system of rural economics, expand the scope of research on small-holder farming systems, and provide a reference for diversification of small farm holders economy, the improvement of agricultural farming technology, and the high-quality development of regional economy in China.

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  • Rui Wang & Huasong Luo & Yong Chen & Dashuai Gao & Hang Liu & Huabin Bian & Jingjing Chen, 2023. "Assessing the Stability of Poverty Alleviation from a Household Economic Perspectives," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-20, August.
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    1. Libang Ma & Xinglong Che & Junhui Zhang & Fang Fang & Meimei Chen, 2019. "Rural Poverty Identification and Comprehensive Poverty Assessment Based on Quality-of-Life: The Case of Gansu Province (China)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-18, August.
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