Author: Lu Yao
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Diss. no.RD-19-02
Year: 2019
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (Ph. D.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2019
Examination Committee: Jayant Kumar Routray (Chairperson); Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Co-chairperson), Peeyush Soni, Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen(Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Despite of China’s fast economic development over the last few decades, Yunnan province is still one of three poorest areas with millions of people living below the poverty line, especially ethnic minority groups in the remote rural area. Compared with other coastal regions of China, Yunnan and its prefectures have limited opportunities for income generation and actions for social development. Some scholars and government officers prefer to set uniform criteria for measuring the poverty status countrywide, but poverty is a dynamic concept not related only with the income, but also with culture, technology, religion and natural resources, etc. Therefore, this study focuses on the poverty with multidimensional issues and the intervention mechanism for poverty alleviation in Deqin county. This research study utilized the mix method of qualitative and quantitative techniques. A total of 647 sample households have been interviewed in 8 townships of Deqin County. In terms of quantitative calculation, the Alkire-Foster method is used to get Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for expressing the poverty status of the study area. This study compared the MPI with the self-assessment to understand better the status of the poor. In addition, focus group and key informant interviews were also conducted to get more details and suggestions for possible interventions to reduce the poverty in Deqin county. The main findings reflect the multidimensional poverty with spatial differences. This general picture of poverty situation is similar with the poverty status announced by the county government. Through comparison of indicators, it was found that the largest contributing indicator to the multidimensional poverty is the average number of years of education of household members. The health situation of family members made significant contribution to the multidimensional poverty. If the comparison is made according to dimensions, it was found that the greatest influences on the multidimensional poverty in De
Scholarship Donor(s): Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC)
Note: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Regional and Rural Development Planning, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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