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Tytuł:
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Can labor transfer reduce poverty? Evidence from a rural area in China.
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Autorzy:
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Liao W; School of Economics and Management/Jiangxi Rural Revitalization Strategy Research Institute, Jiangxi Agriculture University, China. Electronic address: .
Qiao J; School of Economics and Management/Jiangxi Rural Revitalization Strategy Research Institute, Jiangxi Agriculture University, China. Electronic address: .
Xiang D; Business School, Shandong Normal University, China. Electronic address: .
Peng T; School of Economics and Management/Jiangxi Rural Revitalization Strategy Research Institute, Jiangxi Agriculture University, China. Electronic address: .
Kong F; School of Ecological Economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Journal of environmental management [J Environ Manage] 2020 Oct 01; Vol. 271, pp. 110981. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 08.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: London ; New York, Academic Press.
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MeSH Terms:
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Family Characteristics*
Poverty*
China ; Income ; Poverty Areas ; Socioeconomic Factors
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Health level; Income level; Labor transfer; Poverty alleviation; Social inequality
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20200812 Date Completed: 20200812 Latest Revision: 20200812
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110981
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PMID:
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32778278
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The aim of this paper is to examine how labor transfer can alleviate poverty caused by regional inequality. Based on a survey dataset of poor farmers in traditionally poverty-stricken areas in the Jiangxi province of China, we concluded that labor transfer and improvement in health can positively affect poverty reduction. Particularly, the labor transfer distance has a significant and positive effect on poor households in the middle- and low-income levels. In contrast, families occupying the middle and upper strata in society are forced to improve their wealth level in response to a potential drop in health levels through accumulating wealth. Additionally, we found that poor households with health obstacles had to traverse a longer distance to improve their income levels.
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