Does poverty-alleviation-based industry development improve farmers’ livelihood capital?

doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63449-9

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

精准扶贫是中国全面建设小康社会、实现中华民族伟大“中国梦”的重要保障。产业扶贫是精准扶贫“五个一批”工程的重头戏，也是其他扶贫措施取得实效的重要基础。本文基于可持续生计框架，采用综合评价方法测度农户的生计资本，进而利用PSM-DID方法估计产业扶贫对农户生计资本的影响效应。结果显示，产业扶贫对农户生计资本有显著的正向影响，能显著提升农户的人力资本、社会资本和金融资本，但对自然资本和物质资本的影响不显著。产业扶贫对农户生计资本的影响具有异质性，对非贫困户的影响显著于贫困户。另外，产业扶贫对农户生计资本的影响也存在地区差异，对贵州农户的影响大于四川，但对甘肃农户的影响不显著。针对以上结论，未来需要通过加大人力资本培育力度、增强金融资本创新手段、发挥社会资本引导作用等提高农户的可持续生计，同时更要加大对贫困户的产业扶持力度。

Abstract:

Targeted poverty alleviation is a unique approach adopted in China to help achieve the vision of a moderately prosperous society in all aspects and the “Chinese Dream”. Industrial development as a means of poverty alleviation is an integral part of the “Five-pronged Poverty Alleviation Measures” Project of targeted poverty alleviation, and a critical foundation for other poverty alleviation measures. In this study, a comprehensive evaluation method was used to measure farmers’ livelihood based on the framework of sustainable livelihood. Specifically, the effects of industrial development on farmers’ livelihood capital were estimated by employing the propensity score matching combined with the difference-in-differences (PSM-DID) approach. Findings suggest that industrial development had a significantly positive effect on the livelihood capital of farmers. Industrial development can significantly enhance farmers’ human, social and financial capital, while it cannot significantly affect the natural and physical capital. Industrial development had heterogeneous effects on farmers’ livelihood capital, more efficiently impacting on the non-poor than the poor. The effects on farmers’ livelihood capital varied across regions, with Guizhou experiencing a larger effect than Sichuan. However, the effect was insignificant for farmers in Gansu. To improve farmers’ livelihood capital, it is necessary to take measures to strengthen their human capital, promote the innovation of financial products, and make good use of their social capital; it is also essential to strengthen the support of industrial development to the poor.

Key words: targeted poverty alleviation , poverty alleviation by industrial development , the poor , livelihood capital , PSM-DID approach

. [J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(4): 915-926.

LIU Ming-yue, FENG Xiao-long, WANG San-gui, ZHONG Yu. Does poverty-alleviation-based industry development improve farmers’ livelihood capital?[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(4): 915-926.

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