●Preface
CHAPTER ONE
POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN CHINA
Poverty alleviation--advancing in explorations
Development: for a better life
China's significant contribution to poverty alleviation
in the world
CHAPTER TWO
CHINA'S POVERTY ALLEVIATION SYSTEM
A well-constructed system of organization
A strategic system
CHAPTER THREE
A HUNDRED FLOWERS BLOSSOM
The fruits of special poverty alleviation programs
Poverty alleviation by industries
All social sectors participating in poverty alleviation and the
impressive achievements
Promoting international cooperation
CHAPTER FOUR
LINKING WORK AT SELECTED SPOTS WITH THAT
IN ENTIRE AREAS
Poverty reduction pilot programs in special areas
Poverty reduction in contiguous areas
CHAPTER FIVE
CARING FOR SPECIAL GROUPS
Different ethnic groups making progress together '
Women's development
Caring for the elderly
Caring for children
Borderless love
CHAPTER SIX
STIMULATING THE PRIMARY FORCES
Participatory poverty alleviation--key driving force
for development
Agricultural professional cooperative organization--bridge
of industrialization
tual funds built by poor villages--the panacea for poverty
Microcredit--good news for poor households
Targeted poverty alleviation--a more effective way
Social participation villages and enterprises develop together
CHAPTER SEVEN
TACKLING URBAN POVERTY
Urban poverty: a critical social problem
Steady progress in urban poverty alleviation
Conclusion