
Research on the Governance Value of Poverty Reduction in China
Author: Wang Hongyan
Translated by Liu Zuoyong
ISBN: 978-1-80589-027-0
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-80589-028-7Hardback
Pages: 416
About the Book:
Research on the Governance Value of Poverty Reduction in China offers an in-depth exploration of how poverty alleviation efforts have reshaped governance structures, economic policies, and social development in China. Written by Professor Wang Hongyan, a leading expert in governance studies, this book dissects the intricate relationship between poverty reduction and state modernization.
China’s historic victory over absolute poverty is not just a social achievement but a governance success story. This book examines the multi-level coordination among government institutions, enterprises, and social organizations, revealing how targeted poverty alleviation strategies have strengthened national governance. It also provides valuable insights into rural revitalization, economic transformation, and policy innovation. Through case studies, comparative analysis, and policy evaluations, this book serves as an essential resource for policymakers, scholars, and anyone interested in China’s governance model and its global implications.
Research on the Governance Value of Poverty Reduction in China
Wang Hongyan, professor of the School of Government, University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Supervisor of Master's degree, researcher of the Institute of Political Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, director of the National Governance Research Office, and chief expert of the Innovation Project Group
Research Direction
Unlike others that focus on social impact or case-by-case examples, this book systematically analyzes how poverty alleviation contributes to national governance modernization. It offers structured models like "Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation" and "Across-the-Broad Oversight," filling a gap in comparative institutional literature.
It details vertical and horizontal government coordination, plus public-private-society collaboration, rarely addressed together in similar titles.
Incorporates lessons from global experiences (e.g., UK’s rural governance) to contextualize China's strategies.
It also combines themes of rural revitalization, democracy, ecological governance, and modernization which all connected through the lens of poverty governance.
This book ideal for researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers, thanks to its analytical depth and applied relevance.In essence, your book is not just a documentation of poverty reduction; it is a comprehensive governance study that positions China’s poverty alleviation as a global case of institutional innovation. This deeper, systemic lens differentiates it sharply in the marketplace.
Introduction
Chapter 1 Poverty Elimination Enhances the Coordination and Efficiency of Governmental Governance
Section 1 Poverty Elimination Enhances the Coordination and Efficiency of Governmental Governance
I. Importance and Complexity of Developing Vertical Inter-Governmental Relations and Improving Their Governance
II. The Coordination and Efficiency of Government-sponsored Poverty Alleviation and Vertical Inter-Governmental Governance: Policies and Institutions
III. The Coordination and Efficiency of Government-sponsored Poverty Alleviation and Vertical Inter-Governmental Governance: Model Practice
IV. Role Assessment and Analysis
Section 2 Poverty Elimination Enhances the Coordination and Efficiency of Horizontal Inter-Governmental Governance
I. The Importance and Complexity of Developing Horizontal Inter-governmental Relations and Improving Their Governance
II. The Coordination and Efficiency of Collaboration on Poverty Alleviation between the Eastern and Western Regions and Horizontal Inter-governmental Governance: Policies and Institutions
III. The Coordination and Efficiency of Collaboration on Poverty Alleviation between the Eastern and Western Regions and Horizontal Inter-governmental Governance: Model Practice
IV. Role assessment and analysis
Section 3 Poverty Elimination Enhances the Coordination and Efficiency of Government-Enterprise Cooperation
I. The Importance and Complexity of Developing Government-Enterprise Relationship and Improving Their Governance
II. The Coordination and Efficiency of the EAPV Campaign and Government-Enterprise Cooperation: Policies and Institutions
III. The Coordination and Efficiency of the EAPV Campaign and Government-Enterprise Cooperation: Model Practice
IV. Role Assessment and Analysis
Section 4 Poverty Elimination Enhances the Coordination and Efficiency of Government-Social Organization Cooperation
I. The Importance and Complexity of Developing Government-Social Organization Relationships and Improving Their Governance
II. The Coordination and Efficiency of Social Organization-Sponsored Poverty Alleviation and Government-Social Organization Cooperation: Policies and Institutions
III. The Coordination and Efficiency of Social Organization-Sponsored Poverty Alleviation and Government-Social Organization Cooperation: Model Practice
IV. Role Assessment and Analysis
Section 5 Consumption-Driven Poverty Alleviation Enhances the Coordination and Efficiency of Government-Enterprise-Social Organization Cooperation
I. The Coordination and Efficiency of Consumption-Driven Poverty Alleviation and Government-Enterprise-Social Organization Cooperation: Policies and Institutions
II. The Coordination and Efficiency of Consumption-Driven Poverty Alleviation and Government-Enterprise-Social Organization Cooperation: Model Practice
III. Role Assessment and Analysis
Chapter 2 Poverty Elimination Enhances Comprehensive Innovation in Rural Governance
Section 1 The Importance and Complexity of Rural Governance
I. The Importance of Rural Governance
II. The Complexity of Rural Governance
Section 2 Rural Governance Innovation: Policies and Institutions
I. Poverty Elimination and the Rural Governance System: Policies and Institutions
II. Poverty Elimination and Rural Governance Capacity: Policies and Institutions
III. Poverty Elimination and the Rural Governance Priority: Policies and Institutions
Section 3 Rural Governance Innovation: Model Practice
I. Strengthening Community-Level Party Building
II. Developing the Village Collective Economy
III. Coordinating Primary Level Supervision Resources
IV. Improving Village Regulations and Folk Conventions
V. Exploring Village-Level Governance Platforms
Chapter 3 Poverty Elimination Enhances the Systematic Integration of Governance Models
Section 1 Building and Operating the Working Framework of Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation
II. Granting the Mandate to Pool Resources to Specialized Agents: Providing the Organizational Guarantee for Development-Driven Poverty Alleviation
III. Adopting the Five-Pronged Approach to Pooling Resources: Providing the Institutional Guarantee for Development-Driven Poverty Alleviation
IV. Integrating Four Segments of Forces: Providing the Resource Guarantee for Development-Driven Poverty Alleviation
Section 2 Exploring and Developing the Working Framework of Across-the-Broad Oversight
I. Building and Operating the Working Framework of Across-the-Broad Oversight: Policies and Institutions
II. Building and Operating the Working Framework of Across-the-Broad Oversight: Model Practice
Section 3 Enhancing the Alignment and Mutual Reinforcement of Working Frameworks of Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation and Across-the-Broad Oversight
II. The Necessity and Feasibility of Building and Operating the Working Framework of Across-the-Broad Oversight
III. Enhancing the Alignment and Mutual Reinforcement of Working Frameworks of Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation and Across-the-Broad OversightPart II
Introduction
III. New Situation and Transcendence Policy
Chapter 4 Rural Revitalization and Modernization of Rural Governance
Section 1 Meanings of the Rural Revitalization Strategy
I. The Main Characteristic of the Rural Revitalization Strategy
II. The Roadmap of the Rural Revitalization Strategy
Section 2 Coordinated Approach to Promoting Community Governance and Rural Development
1. The Evolution of the U.K. Community Development and Governance
II. The Experience of the U.K. Community Development and Governance
III. Major Enlightenment from the U.K. Example
Section 3 Pioneering New Local-worthy Institutions
II. Model Practices in Implementing New Local-Worthy Institutions
III. Assessment and Analysis of the Practical Values of the New Local Worthy Institution
Chapter 5 Eco-Environmental Conservation and Modernized State Governance
Section 1 Political Implications of Eco-Environmental Conservation
I. The Formation Mechanism of the European Environmental Populism
II. The Environmental Populism Is Reshaping the European Political Landscape
III. The Environmental Populism Is Informing the European Political Landscape
Section 2 Coordinated Approach to Promoting Rural Ecological Revitalization and Modernization of Primary Level Governance
I. Enhanced Eco-Environmental Conservation
II. Democratic Primary Level Governance and Rural Ecological Revitalization
III. Scientific Primary Level Governance and Rural Ecological Revitalization
IV. Law-Based Primary Level Governance and Rural Ecological Revitalization
Section 3 Coordinated Approach to Promoting Water System Governance and Modernized State Governance
I. Meanings of Modernized Water System Governance and State Governance
II. Practices of Modernized Management of Transboundary Water Bodies in Europe
III. Distinct Features of and Enlightenment from European Models
Chapter 6 Developing Whole-process People’s Democracy and Modernizing State Governance
Section 1 Upholding the Overall Leadership of the Party
I. Meanings of Whole-Process People’s Democracy
II. The Party Leadership Guarantees the People-Centered Democracy
III. The Party Leadership Guarantees the Authentic Democracy
IV. The Party Leadership Guarantees the Broad-Based Democracy
V. The Party Leadership Guarantees the Workable Democracy
VI. The Party Leadership Guarantees the Sustainable Democracy
Section 2 Enhancing the Enthusiasm of the General Public for Democratic Participation
I. Local Practices of Public Participation and Community Governance
II. Enlightenment for Democratic Participation and Community Governance
Section 3 Promoting Broad-Based, Multilevel and Institutionalized Consultative Democracy
II. The Yardsticks of Authentic Consultation
III. The Conditions for Achieving the Authentic Consultation
IV. “Authentic Consultation” Is Conducive to the High-Quality Development of Politics, Economy and Society
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