Young China Scholars Poverty Research Network

The Young China Scholars Poverty Research Network co-sponsored by the Canadian organisations the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) was created to identify and support a new generation of young researchers working on poverty and distribution issues in China.

Aim

The aim of the Network is to work with young scholars in China to explore new analytical approaches to poverty research and through this process to more fully harness and use existing poverty survey data.

History

The Network was launched in the summer of 2005 and is coordinated by Li Shi (Beijing Normal University, China) and John Whalley (University of Western Ontario and CIGI, Canada).

Mentorship

There are fifteen mentors offering advice and instruction to young scholars on their research. All Network members meet annually providing young scholars the opportunity to present their research findings; the Network also organizes a series of seminars held at the Beijing Normal University.

Projects

Currently, the Network offers financial support to thirteen young Chinese researchers whose project work is guided by senior network members. All papers are cited and are free to download (through the Creative Commons license).

Each of the young scholars presents intitial proposals for their research to a network meeting, receive comment and feedback and subsequently mentoring for the further development of their work. They are given opportunities to interact with established scholars of completed work at feature presentations as well as policy debriefings and research direction discussions.

The Network is built around an orgainizing committee that involves both senior and junior participant researchers from key institutions in China and outside non Chinese researchers. The last Network meeting was held in spring 2008. CIGI encourages paper submissions.

Mentors

* Manmohan Lal Agarwal, Jawaharlal Nehru University
* Cai Fang, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, CASS
* Aldo Colussi, University of Western Ontario
* Jim Davies, University of Western Ontario
* John Knight, University of Oxford
* Li Shi, Beijing Normal University
* Terry Sicular, University of Western Ontario
* John Whalley, University of Western Ontario
* Wang Pingping, National Bureau of Statistics
* Wang Sangui, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
* Wu Guobao, Rural Development Institute, CASS
* Xin Xian, Chinese Agricultural University
* Yue Ximing, Renmin University of China
* Zhang Shunming, Xiamen University
* Zhu Ling, Institute of Economics, CASS

Researchers

* Deng Quheng, Institute of Economics, CASS
* Feng Jin, Fudan University
* Liu Xiaoyun, China Agricultural University
* Li Yingxing, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
* Lu Ming, Fudan University
* Luo Chuliang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
* Wang Meiyan, Institute of Labor and Population Economics, CASS
* Wang Yunfei, Shenyang Agricultural University
* Xing Chunbing, Beijing Normal University
* Yan Fang, National Bureau of Statistics
* Yang Ling, Xi'an Jiaotong University
* Yin Heng, Beijing Normal University
* Zhang Yuan, Fudan University

References

* [http://www.igloo.org/igloo/community.igloo?r0=community&r0_script=/scripts/folder/view.script&r0_pathinfo=%2F%7B7caf3d23-023d-494b-865b-84d143de9968%7D%2FResearch%2Fpovertyn&r0_output=xml&s=cc]

See also

*Poverty in China
* List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty
* Countries by fertility rate
* Cycle of poverty
* Diseases of poverty
* Deprivation index
* Economic inequality
* Feminization of poverty
* Food security
* Food vs fuel
* Fuel poverty
* Global justice
* Green Revolution
* Hunger
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* Income disparity
* International inequality
* International Development
* IQ and Global Inequality
* IQ and the Wealth of Nations
* Life expectancy
* Literacy
* Minimum wage
* Pauperism
* Population growth
* Poverty threshold
* Poverty trap
* Rural ghetto
* Social exclusion
* Subsidized housing
* Street children
* Ten Threats identified by the United Nations
* Welfare
* Working poor
* Make Poverty History
* The Hunger Site
* List of famines
* 2007–2008 world food price crisis

Organizations and campaigns

* Abahlali baseMjondolo - South African Shack dwellers' organisation
* Brooks World Poverty Institute
* Catholic Charities USA [ [http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/poverty Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America] ]
* Center for Global Development
* Child Poverty Action Group
* Compassion Canada
* Five Talents - Gives poverty stricken people another chance
* Free the Children
* Grameen Bank A micro lending bank for the poor.
* Microgiving Direct charitable giving
* Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)
* (White Band Day 4)
* International Fund for Agricultural Development
* Southern Poverty Law Center
* The Make Poverty History campaign
* Mississippi Teacher Corps
* United Nations Millennium Campaign [ [http://www.endpoverty2015.org/ United Nations Millennium Campaign] ] [ [http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/ Stand Against Poverty] ]
* World Bank
* World Food Day
* The Red Letters Campaign [ [http://www.redletterscampaign.com/ The Red Letters Campaign] ]

External links

* [http://www.cigionline.org/community.igloo?r0=community&r0_script=/scripts/folder/view.script&r0_pathinfo=%2F%7B7caf3d23-023d-494b-865b-84d143de9968%7D%2FResearch%2Fpovertyn%2Fnetworkr&r0_output=xml&s=cc Network Research Projects]
* [http://www.cigionline.org/community.igloo?r0=community&r0_script=/scripts/folder/view.script&r0_pathinfo=%2F%7B7caf3d23-023d-494b-865b-84d143de9968%7D%2FResearch%2Fpovertyn&r0_output=xml Official homepage]