Report on China's Population and Labor Issues No.4 (2003): Urban Poverty in Transition

Author: Cai Fang
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts. The first part includes three special reports. Special Report 1 reviews and analyzes the population and family planning situation over the past 13 years, the past 5 years, and in 2002, and estimates future population trends. Special Report 2 describes and analyzes China's current employment and unemployment situation, and proposes corresponding policy recommendations. Special Report 3 focuses on the establishment of the urban residents' minimum living security system in China and the existing problems. The second part consists of 11 chapters, introducing and analyzing urban poverty issues from different perspectives. Chapter 1 discusses urban poverty during the transition period, emphasizing the reasons and social background for its emergence. Chapter 2 introduces international research on poverty issues, focusing on theories and methods. Chapter 3 discusses the measurement and identification of urban poverty groups in China, introducing the setting and use of indicators. Chapter 4 uses extensive survey data to describe the living and survival conditions of urban poverty populations. Chapter 5 describes the situation of urban laborers' layoffs and unemployment, as well as the relationship between laid-off and unemployed workers and poverty. Chapter 6 introduces the current living conditions of urban floating populations and the institutional reasons that lead them to urban poverty. Chapter 7 analyzes the living conditions of the elderly, the establishment of the elderly care system, and the poverty issues of urban elderly. Chapter 8 discusses the income and employment status of women, as well as their particular vulnerability to poverty. Chapter 9 analyzes urban poverty trends from the perspectives of urbanization, economic transformation, and population change. Chapter 10 discusses the social consequences of poverty from the perspectives of individuals, families, and society. Chapter 11 discusses, from a policy perspective, how to establish a social security priority order that is easily targeted at poverty groups.