China's Urban Poverty And Social Assistance System

Poverty is an international problem and a big challenge that human is faced with. Therefore October 17th is be determined"International Poverty-Elimination Day"by the United Nations. Since 90s of 20 century, because of the influence of economic globalization and market economic are introduced, the society has had many economic and social problems. In short few years, the city poverty group and unemployment people have appeared, which brings heavy pressure and threat to the country and the society.In recent years, our country has made positive effort in realizing economic increase and alleviating poverty. But we should know that city poverty problem will become a baffling problem that puzzles Chinese development in the future. How to alleviate poverty and found a harmonious society should be the major point in the government work of our country.This thesis is divided into 6 parts.Chapter one includes the research background, objectives and significance of this paper, some representative poverty theories and the methods, preparing the way for the theoretical research and empirical analysis of the following chapters.Chapter two gives an explanation of poverty theories. Regarding the basic categories of poverty as the break through point of studying, the text gives a comparison of the understanding to these basic categories of domestic and international scholars and colleagues. Combining my constant study and exploration for many years, this article makes preliminary definition of the meaning, measure methods, standard and type division of poverty.The third part describes and analyses the scale, component, survival features of the poverty population in first. And then, analyses the reasons of city poverty population forming, It analyses reasons from external and internal factors. Analyzing the reasons causing poverty in the transition period in this chapter, it is not merely helpful in understanding the difficulties and obstacles in the anti-poverty career, but also provides references for the government to make correct strategy in poverty alleviation and to choose the effective measures as well.Chapter four introduces the assistant system of our country and the shortcoming of it. From the analyses, we know that the fault of the system, and make the foundation of next chapter.Chapter five gives suggestions of alleviating the city poverty problem, these suggestions include established the antipoverty mechanism, promote employment, how to use the financial methods to guarantee the assistance funds, perfect social assistance system and law system, etc.The thesis adopts many writing ways and refers to articles and the relevant research of domestic and international scholars about the city poverty problem. Through independent thought, the author attempts to have a breakthrough and innovation on the poverty problem.