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China shows the way for poverty cuts

Analysts explain how radical reforms, market-oriented ideas paid off in China

Star Business Report
China has made extraordinary progress in lifting people out of poverty because of its pro-people policies and political commitment towards development, analysts said yesterday.
They made the observation at South-South Dialogue at Dhaka University, highlighting poverty reduction experiences of China and its relevance to South Asia. ActionAid Bangladesh and The Daily Star co-organised the event that was attended by two scholars from
China, among others.
Zuo Ting, a professor at College of Humanities and Development of China Agricultural University, said China has lifted 68 crore out of poverty between 1981 and 2010. The country has brought down its poverty rate to less than 8 percent now from 84 percent in 1981.
Prof Ting said this poverty reduction was possible because of the government's active roles and its priority on development issues. Radical reforms and market oriented ideas
helped the country reduce poverty faster, he added.
Outlining the development process into three phases, Ting said people got land ownership from landlords during the revolutionary era (1947-1978). He termed 1978 to 1997 as the reform era, when the country updated its policies and strategies to grow faster economically.
The third phase, which begain in 1997, was the era of urbanisation, he said. In this phase, China is extending social support to modern people.
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“All these policies and actions helped China improve significantly in health, education, infrastructure, agriculture and income indicators, ” Ting said.
He said institutionalisation of rural poverty reduction strategies, including financial arrangement and community-based programmes had played an important role in slashing poverty.
Ting also focused on how China diversified its policies and priorities for different provinces based on their competitive advantages.
Yet, there are challenges that include large-scale poor people and the gap between urban and rural people.
Prof Wang Libin, head of International Students Department of China Agricultural University, presented a paper on gender issues based on China's experiences in dealing with poverty reduction.
Women in China lag behind men on different indicators, including income, land ownership, access to resources, and family decision making process, she said.
Wang said the government has implemented a series of policies in the last two decades to bring them into the mainstream development process.
Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, said Bangladesh can learn a lot from China on how to deliver on developments.
"Here lies the biggest difference between China and Bangladesh," he said.
The next lesson Bangladesh can get from China is decentralisation of decision making, followed by how to make top leadership accountable, how to transfer power and finally, commitment to the people, Anam said.
Farah Kabir, country director of ActionAid, said Bangladesh has been developing, but it is not for the government, for the people themselves. She said Bangladesh can learn from China for faster and coordinated development.
Munshi Faiz Ahmad, former ambassador to China, said rapid economic reforms helped people in China to work hard and make money for them.
ActionAid completed 30 years in Bangladesh this year and is organising seminars, dialogues and cultural events in divisional cities as part of its celebrations.