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Jobs, Houses and Cows: China's Costly Drive to Erase Extreme Poverty

Keith Bradsher

December 31, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: China

The Chinese government is providing money, livestock, and better homes to successfully help break the cycle of poverty. $700 billion in loans and grants have gone toward the rural poverty alleviation program in addition to investments in infrastructure and job creation. The program is intended for those experiencing extreme poverty in the countryside. Critics predict that the program is unsustainably expensive but the short-term results are promising.

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