Investigation and Analysis on the Effectiveness of Targeted Poverty Alleviation in China — Based on Some Counties and Cities in Guizhou and Anhui Provinces

Abstract

In 2020, China has achieved the goal of comprehensive poverty alleviation and ushered in a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The research of this paper is conducted based on research and comparison to truly understand the different methods adopted in targeted poverty alleviation in different places. Field research was conducted in 22 villages in Lingbi County of Anhui Province and Wuchuan County of Guizhou Province, and primary data were obtained by household visits and surveys, which was adopted as the research basis. Through comparison, it is found that education based poverty alleviation and industrial poverty alleviation were adopted as the main methods in Lingbi County with development of characteristic planting industry, rural tourism based poverty alleviation and agricultural product processing industry at the agricultural level. Meanwhile, photovoltaic based poverty alleviation and e-commerce poverty alleviation projects were vigorously developed. The way of poverty alleviation by relocation and industry was mainly adopted in Wuchuan County, centering on agricultural development, relocation based poverty alleviation, demolition of old houses, reclamation and eco-friendly measures. To some extent, the different paths of the two counties reflect the different concepts in targeted poverty alleviation in the two provinces and even the two regions, providing a valuable reference for further research on targeted poverty alleviation.