Geographies of Poverty in China

Power, Politics and the Rural Poor
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-6011-3
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Critically examining China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation campaign, this book challenges the dominant narrative of a complete victory over poverty. Drawing on extensive fieldwork across multiple provinces, it examines how the Chinese state conceptualizes and acts upon poverty as a technical, de-politicized issue, often through disruptive interventions such as mass resettlement.

Drawing attention to the uncertain and enduring consequences of campaign-style governance, the book provides fresh insights into Chinese politics, development and political geography. It offers a different way of thinking about poor people and poor places in China, essential for researchers focused on poverty management and state power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rogers, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: A Decisive and Complete Victory

1. Techniques of Poverty

2. Knowing Poverty

3. Acting on Poverty

4. Re-politicizing Poverty

5. After Poverty

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Rogers, Sarah
Sarah Rogers is Associate Professor of Contemporary Chinese Studies at The University of Melbourne.