Hi, I tried to
contact several professionals, but yet no luck. I decided I better start
studying the website so that I could gain insight into child poverty in another
country. I studied childhood poverty in China. I learned that although China
has a very huge population they have taken steps to reduce poverty by over 27%
in about 22 years. Another interesting thing I learned was that poverty in the rural
communities declined far better than urban communities. I think that more interest
has to be placed on urban communities. My question is why is this happening? Through
the research of poverty I have learned that many places have problems with poor
living conditions and poverty in the urban community. Also, I learned that
China’s poverty line is lower than the national standards which may contribute
to more people living in poverty. As stated by CHIP, “China's transition from a
centrally planned to a globalized market economy has helped reduce chronic
poverty and disadvantage, but also created new forms of vulnerability and
poverty” (2012, p.1). The western part of China has not been as fortunate
concerning economic growth as eastern China. I guess China is similar to the
United States because some areas of the United States experience more poverty
than other areas.
References:
Childhood
Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP). (n.d.). Country Overviews.
Retrieved on July 12, 2012 from, http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/
I am amazed at every post I read. I never realized how widespread poverty is. I think there is too much commercialization on the good parts of a counrty and the tourist industry. No one shows the poverty in these areas.
ReplyDeleteMichele,
ReplyDeleteI, too, researched poverty in China. According to the Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (n.d.), Western China also has a higher child mortality rate than the nation. Do you think if China raised their national poverty standards it could lower child mortality rates in Western China?
Crystal
Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP). (n.d.). Country Overviews. Retrieved on July 12, 2012 from, http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/
It is amazing just how similar China and the United States are, or use to be. China is now way ahead of the United States in many areas such as Education and technology. Where we are alike is how we have exhibited a pattern of not taking care of our own. The poverty levels in China are astounding and just like the US there are many achievement gaps among the classes.
ReplyDeleteHello Michele-
ReplyDeleteMaybe we will get someone to respond before class ends.