对目前我国城市贫困状况的判断分析

目前从整体上讲,我国城市贫困主要不是绝对贫困,而是具有相对贫困和绝对贫困的双重性。国家统计局城调总队利用17000户城市居民收支调查资料,估算目前我国城市贫困人口在1000万-1500万。经济增长是摆脱贫困的前提,发展经济同时保持公平合理分配原则是消除城市贫困的根本途径。

Assessment and Analysis of Urban Poverty in China

According to a survey of 17,000 urban households, this paper indicates that population in poverty is estimated as 10 million to 15 million in urban China. Majority of the population is under relative poverty category, while absolute poverty category is significantly decreasing in recent years. Economic development is the only means to alleviate absolute poverty; equitable and reasonable welfare distribution is the root for alleviating relative poverty.