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Small Works : Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China /

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...

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Auteur principal: Donaldson, John A., 1970- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
  • Guizhou and Yunnan in comparison
  • Why do similar areas adopt different developmental strategies?
  • Roads : building connections to markets
  • Migration : go east, young man (and woman)
  • Tourism : joyous village life
  • Coal mining : black gold
  • Conclusion : the micro-oriented state, development, and poverty.