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LIFE 4: THE REAL LEAP FORWARD - SCALING UP POVERTY REDUCTION IN CHINA
Reports on China's successful efforts to reduce poverty through sustainable development and targeted programs.

China is fast becoming one of the world's industrial powerhouses. But hundreds of millions of Chinese still live in poverty, far from the coastal regions generating the new wealth. As elsewhere in the world, the gap between the rich and the poor is growing. The Chinese government is trying to address the problem -- through targeted poverty reduction programs. As Lu Fei Jie, Director General of China's State Council Leading Group on Poverty, sums it up, it is more than just a relief program-"we do not just supply money. We focus on helping people to improve their capabilities to develop the areas by themselves. To improve their basic living and work conditions. That way they can walk out of poverty forever." The Real Leap Forward reports on China's efforts to spread the new social benefits beyond the city limits -- and asks how well they're succeeding.
DVD (Color)
Grades 7-12, College, Adult
30 minutes
2004
USD 195.00
 
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