Poverty
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Is (the lack of) money the reason for poverty? Or is it one of the underlying symptoms? How else can we think about poverty, other than it being an economic issue? In this video, Professor John A. Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science at SMU, shares about his research on poverty. and why he believes poverty and politics are intertwined.
Faculty Profile: https://www.smu.edu.sg/faculty/profile/9723/John-A-DONALDSON
Research Interests:
Research:
Donaldson, John A. (2011). Small Works: Poverty and Economic Development In Southwestern China. Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press.
Abstract:
How can policymakers effectively reduce poverty? Most mainstream economists advocate promoting economic growth, on the grounds that it generally reduces poverty while bringing other economic benefits. However, this dominant hypothesis offers few alternatives for economies that are unable to grow, or in places where economic growth fails to reduce or actually exacerbates poverty. In Small Works, the author draws on his extensive fieldwork in two Chinese provinces--Yunnan and Guizhou--that are exceptions to the purported relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction. In Yunnan, an outward-oriented developmental state, one that focuses on large-scale, urban development, has largely failed to reduce poverty, even though it succeeded in stimulating economic growth. Provincial policy shaped roads, tourism, and mining in ways that often precluded participation by poor people. By contrast, Guizhou is a micro-oriented state, one that promotes small-scale, low-skill economic opportunities--and so reduces poverty despite slow economic growth. It is no coincidence that this Guizhou approach parallels the ideas encapsulated in the "scientific development view" of China's current president Hu Jintao. After all, Hu, when Guizhou's leader, helped establish the micro-oriented state in the province. The author's conclusions have implications for our understanding of development and poverty reduction, economic change in China, and the thinking behind China's policy decisions.
Donaldson, John A. (2009). Why do similar areas adopt different developmental strategies? A study of two puzzling Chinese provinces. Journal of Contemporary China, 18(60), 421-444. Available at: http://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/631
Saleem, Z., & Donaldson, J. (2016). Pathways to poverty reduction. Development Policy Review, 34(5), 671-690.
Keywords
Social Science, Research, Politics, Political Science, Asian Studies, Asia, Asian, Development, Economic Growth, Poverty, Poverty Reduction, China, Yunnan, Guizhou, SMU, Singapore Management University, SIngapore, Management, University, UNICEF, Child mortality, Child, children, Education, Poor, Money, Policy, Government, Parliament, Policymaking,
Faculty Profile: https://www.smu.edu.sg/faculty/profile/9723/John-A-DONALDSON
Research Interests:
Politics in developing countries, Poverty, Chinese politics, Agrarian political economy, Decentralization and Local Politics
Research:
Donaldson, John A. (2011). Small Works: Poverty and Economic Development In Southwestern China. Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press.
Abstract:
How can policymakers effectively reduce poverty? Most mainstream economists advocate promoting economic growth, on the grounds that it generally reduces poverty while bringing other economic benefits. However, this dominant hypothesis offers few alternatives for economies that are unable to grow, or in places where economic growth fails to reduce or actually exacerbates poverty. In Small Works, the author draws on his extensive fieldwork in two Chinese provinces--Yunnan and Guizhou--that are exceptions to the purported relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction. In Yunnan, an outward-oriented developmental state, one that focuses on large-scale, urban development, has largely failed to reduce poverty, even though it succeeded in stimulating economic growth. Provincial policy shaped roads, tourism, and mining in ways that often precluded participation by poor people. By contrast, Guizhou is a micro-oriented state, one that promotes small-scale, low-skill economic opportunities--and so reduces poverty despite slow economic growth. It is no coincidence that this Guizhou approach parallels the ideas encapsulated in the "scientific development view" of China's current president Hu Jintao. After all, Hu, when Guizhou's leader, helped establish the micro-oriented state in the province. The author's conclusions have implications for our understanding of development and poverty reduction, economic change in China, and the thinking behind China's policy decisions.
Donaldson, John A. (2009). Why do similar areas adopt different developmental strategies? A study of two puzzling Chinese provinces. Journal of Contemporary China, 18(60), 421-444. Available at: http://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/631
Saleem, Z., & Donaldson, J. (2016). Pathways to poverty reduction. Development Policy Review, 34(5), 671-690.
Keywords
Social Science, Research, Politics, Political Science, Asian Studies, Asia, Asian, Development, Economic Growth, Poverty, Poverty Reduction, China, Yunnan, Guizhou, SMU, Singapore Management University, SIngapore, Management, University, UNICEF, Child mortality, Child, children, Education, Poor, Money, Policy, Government, Parliament, Policymaking,
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