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"In 1981, 84% of China’s population was below the poverty line of $1.25 a day (in 2005 prices); in 2005 the share was just 16% (see chart). This amounted to a 6
by dsplittgerber 17y ago
"In 1981, 84% of China’s population was below the poverty line of $1.25 a day (in 2005 prices); in 2005 the share was just 16% (see chart). This amounted to a 6.6% proportionate annual rate of poverty reduction-the difference between the growth rates of the number of poor and the total population.
Nobody did as well as China."
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14979330 http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cf...
- rortian 17y agoI wish that article wasn't behind a paywall, but I don't think I'm disputing people have come out of poverty. You are not addressing any of the issues I was raising though.
- dsplittgerber 17y agoYou're quoting the statement that a large share of the population is not much better off from a decade ago. The Economist provides facts that a very large part of the population is much better of (not in poverty anymore), as per the statistic I quoted. Also, it's rather unconvincing to argue that the Chinese government is effectively anti-poor, given the same statistic. Sure, there is widespread corruption and they are stiffling private enterprises. That's not the same as being anti-poor, IMHO.
- rortian 17y agoFirst, your quote from the economist covers 24 years. During that period a lot of people came out of extreme poverty. That does not mean that a huge portion of them are not poor. It'd be interesting to be able to look at the original papers and break down what you think is not anti-poor. You've conceded that the corruption is widespread, so please stop acting like this is some sort of charity.