Chasing the Chinese Dream: Four Decades of Following China's War on Poverty

by William N Brown and William N. Brown

Book Overview

This open access book explores the historical, cultural and philosophical contexts that have made anti-poverty the core of Chinese society since Liberation in 1949, and why poverty alleviation measures evolved from the simplistic aid of the 1950s to Xi Jinping's precision poverty alleviation and its goal of eliminating absolute poverty by 2020. The book also addresses the implications of China's experience for other developing nations tackling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811606560
• ISBN13: 9789811606564
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"