Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam
In order to contribute to the body of knowledge on sustainable poverty reduction by exploring the relationship between rural and structural transformations and rural poverty incidence in Asian developing countries, this paper selected China, the Philippines, and Vietnam as case studies. Based on a c...
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| description | In order to contribute to the body of knowledge on sustainable poverty reduction by exploring the relationship between rural and structural transformations and rural poverty incidence in Asian developing countries, this paper selected China, the Philippines, and Vietnam as case studies. Based on a comparison with the provincial data from those three countries, both the graphic and regression analysis suggest that structural and rural transformations matter in rural poverty reduction in these three countries. There is strong evidence showing that raising the share of non-agricultural GDP and the share of rural off-farm employment significantly contributes to rural poverty reduction in all three countries. More importantly, with the expansion of the non-farm sectors in both urban and rural areas, high-value agricultural share has a statistically significant and negative correlation with rural poverty in China and Vietnam over time, while such a negative correlation is much weaker or even does not exist in the Philippines. This paper further concludes with several implications for policymakers to promote inclusive structural and rural transformations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf6ea7675d4b4e2aa7ecef4d547890622025-08-20T02:03:39ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2025-02-0114235010.3390/land14020350Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and VietnamQiu Chen0Jikun Huang1Mercedita A. Sombilla2Trang Truong3School of Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaChina Center for Agricultural Policy, Peking University, Beijing 100087, ChinaSoutheast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Los Baños 4031, Laguna, PhilippinesCenter for Agricultural Policy, Institute for Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi 100000, VietnamIn order to contribute to the body of knowledge on sustainable poverty reduction by exploring the relationship between rural and structural transformations and rural poverty incidence in Asian developing countries, this paper selected China, the Philippines, and Vietnam as case studies. Based on a comparison with the provincial data from those three countries, both the graphic and regression analysis suggest that structural and rural transformations matter in rural poverty reduction in these three countries. There is strong evidence showing that raising the share of non-agricultural GDP and the share of rural off-farm employment significantly contributes to rural poverty reduction in all three countries. More importantly, with the expansion of the non-farm sectors in both urban and rural areas, high-value agricultural share has a statistically significant and negative correlation with rural poverty in China and Vietnam over time, while such a negative correlation is much weaker or even does not exist in the Philippines. This paper further concludes with several implications for policymakers to promote inclusive structural and rural transformations.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/2/350structural transformationrural transformationpoverty reductiondeveloping Asian economies |
| spellingShingle | Qiu Chen Jikun Huang Mercedita A. Sombilla Trang Truong Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam Land structural transformation rural transformation poverty reduction developing Asian economies |
| title | Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam |
| title_full | Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam |
| title_short | Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam |
| title_sort | structural and rural transformations and poverty reduction in developing asian economies an international comparison among china the philippines and vietnam |
| topic | structural transformation rural transformation poverty reduction developing Asian economies |
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