China’s International Poverty Reduction Center as a Platform for South-South Learning

Zhong Wu,Yan Wang,Philip Karp

doi:10.1596/1020-797x_12_2_32

Abstract

After attending a South-South experience-sharing event in China, a number of African officials wondered: “How come China is able to develop and retain its implementation capacity, whereas our countries suffer from brain-drain?”

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AFTER ATTENDING a South-South experience-sharing event in China, a number of African officials wondered: “How come China is able to develop and retain its implementation capacity, whereas our countries suffer from brain-drain?”
Established in 2005 by the Government of China, IPRCC is supported by a number of international organizations including UNDP, the World Bank, the UK Department for International Development, and the Asian Development Bank
IPRCC was conceived at the Global Conference on Scaling Up Poverty Reduction held in Shanghai in 2004

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Introduction

AFTER ATTENDING a South-South experience-sharing event in China, a number of African officials wondered: “How come China is able to develop and retain its implementation capacity, whereas our countries suffer from brain-drain?”. China’s International Poverty Reduction Center as a Platform for South-South Learning The International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC) was set up to serve as a platform for South-South learning and capacity development.

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