Research On Multidimensional Relative Poverty In China Under The Goal Of Common Prosperity

Having completed the eradication of poverty and eliminated absolute poverty,China has joined a new phase of development in which poverty alleviation has changed from the stage of absolute poverty governance to the stage of relative poverty governance,and from focusing on poverty in terms of income only to poverty in multiple dimensions.The transition from absolute poverty governance to relative poverty alleviation is a great progress towards common prosperity in China.In order to finally achieve the overall goal of common prosperity,it is necessary to solve the problem of persistent relative poverty due to the large gap between rich and poor in regions and between urban and rural areas,and the uneven distribution of social resources.Compared with relative poverty in the traditional sense,multidimensional relative poverty can reflect the relative deprivation of residents in various fields more comprehensively.Based on this background,this paper takes multidimensional relative poverty as the research object,constructs an index system by combining the 20 th National Congress report and CFPS database,analyzes the current situation of multidimensional relative poverty in different regions by using neural network and A-F double-bound method,and decomposes the multidimensional relative poverty index according to regions and indicators,and studies the contribution degree between different regions and indicators.Finally,regression models are constructed to analyze the poverty-causing factors from four perspectives: household head characteristics,household characteristics,structural characteristics and institutional characteristics,and to analyze what differences exist in poverty-causing factors in different regions.The research results show that :(1)The multidimensional relative poverty of households in the eastern region and urban households is mainly in the health dimension,the multidimensional relative poverty of households in the central region is mainly in the health dimension and the economic dimension,and the multidimensional relative poverty of households in the western region and rural households is mainly in the life dimension,the health dimension and the economic dimension.The incidence of poverty among the dimensions has a large gap,and the incidence of poverty in the health dimension is the highest,while the incidence of poverty in the mental dimension is the lowest,but the national as well as the east,middle and west show a year-on-year increasing trend.(2)China’s overall multidimensional relative poverty incidence and multidimensional relative poverty index are both on the decline and have been significantly improved in general.Between urban and rural areas,the incidence of poverty is lower in urban areas and higher in rural areas,and between regions,the incidence of poverty is lower in the east,followed by the central region,and highest in the west,with rural and western regions still being the hardest hit areas.(3)Under the national sample,the characteristics of household head,household characteristics,structural characteristics,and institutional characteristics can all influence multidimensional relative poverty.The gender of the household head in the eastern and central regions does not pass the significance test,while the gender of the household head in the western region has a significant impact on multidimensional relative poverty,and the household is more likely to fall into poverty when the household head is female.On the variable of household borrowing,households in the central and western regions are more likely to fall into poverty if they have borrowing,while those in the eastern region do not pass the significance test.Therefore,in order to consolidate the results of poverty eradication and precisely manage relative poverty,we should improve the indicator system and unify the identification criteria;improve the institutional system and narrow the gap between urban and rural areas;pay attention to health issues and improve social security;improve the employment environment and eliminate gender discrimination;increase investment in education and enhance the awareness of poverty eradication;and improve infrastructure and enhance the service level.