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Poverty-stricken urban Chinese on the rise
www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-10 15:12:40
Chinanews, Feb. 10 - Tens of economists concerted clearly in their lately
submitted survey reports on different regions that China's urban poverty
issue has not abated as a result of the economic boom in recent years but
has evidently worsened. Those reports were put forward at a seminar on
urban poverty, reported China Youth Daily on the 9th.
Specialists found out that before the 1990's, the impoverished people in
cities mainly covered three groups including those who lack ability to
work, financial support, and legal supporter or foster. In contrast, a
majority of the newly appeared urban impoverished group are able and
willing to work but have no opportunities.
Experts estimate that this huge group probably includes laid-offs from
state-owned enterprises in the process of reform and restructuring, a
large number of urbanites with working ability in cities short of
resources, senior citizens that have retired at an early age and only
live on pensions, and a large rural population that flow into cities. At
the same time, the insufficiency and inefficiency of the systems of
social security, education and training, medical security are
exacerbating the urban poverty issue.
The impoverished rural Chinese recorded 250 million in 1978 and slumped
to 26.1 million in 2004. The urban poverty issue, however, shows the
momentum of aggravation. Take the year 2004 as an example. According to
experts' estimate, the proportion of impoverished urbanites was 6% to 8%,
higher that that of rural areas. In lack of a national authoritative
survey and analysis as mentioned by Gao Shangquan, head of the China
Society of Economic Reform, no one has the correct answers to questions
concerning who belong to the urban impoverished group, how needy they are
and whether impoverished groups in different cities are composed of
dissimilar people. Specialists deem that should these questions find
clear answers, China would be able find out solutions for the urban
poverty issue.
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